Raoul Diagne
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 November 1910 | ||
| Place of birth |
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guyana, France |
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| Date of death | 12 November 2002 (aged 92) | ||
| Place of death | Créteil, France | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1930–1940 | RC Paris | ||
| 1940–1944 | Toulouse | ||
| 1944–1946 | FC Annecy | ||
| National team | |||
| 1931–1940 | France | 18 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1960–1961 | Senegal | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Raoul Diagne (born 10 November 1910 – 12 November 2002) was a French footballer who played defender, and who had stints as a coach after his playing career.
Born in French Guyana, Diagne, son of politician Blaise Diagne, was the first black player to be selected for the France national football team. He was of Senegalese descent and became the first coach of the Senegal national football team.
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