Roger Bocquet Explained

Roger Bocquet
Fullname:Roger Bocquet
Birth Date:9 April 1921
Birth Place:Geneva, Switzerland
Death Place:Geneva, Switzerland
Position:Defender
Nationalyears1:1943–1954
Nationalteam1:Switzerland
Nationalcaps1:48
Nationalgoals1:2

Roger Bocquet (9 April 1921  - 10 March 1994)[1] was a Swiss footballer during the 1940s and 1950s. He played as a half-back and was a participant at the 1950 FIFA World Cup and 1954 FIFA World Cup. He insisted on playing during the 1954 World Cup (and played all four matches) despite suffering from a brain tumour. He was later operated on and recovered.

Bocquet won 48 caps for Switzerland in total and scored 2 goals. He played his club football for the Lausanne Sports Club.

He died in March 1994.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bocquet, Roger rotweiss . www.rotweiss.ch . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130612040308/http://www.rotweiss.ch/bocquet-roger . 2013-06-12.