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Raymond Kopa (né Kopaszewski;[2] 13 October 1931 – 3 March 2017) was a French professional footballer, integral to the France national team of the 1950s. At club level he was part of the legendary Real Madrid team of the 1950s, winning three European Cups.

Often considered one of the leading players of his generation, Kopa was an attacking midfielder who was quick, agile and known for his dribbling, playmaking, and prolific scoring.[3] In 1958, Kopa was awarded the Ballon d'Or. In 1970, he became the first football player to receive the Légion d'honneur, and in 2004, Pelé named him one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony.

Honours

Reims

• Division 1: 1952–53, 1954–55, 1959–60, 1961–62

• Latin Cup: 1953

• Division 2: 1965–66

Real Madrid

• La Liga: 1956–57, 1957–58

• European Cup: 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59

• Latin Cup: 1957

France

• FIFA World Cup third place: 1958

Individual

• Ballon d'or: 1958; runner-up: 1959; third place: 1956, 1957

• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1958

• Etoile d'Or: 1960

• French Player of the Year: 1961

• FIFA XI: 1963

• World Soccer World XI: 1963

• World Soccer: The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time

• Golden Foot: 2006, as a football legend

• UEFA President's Award: 2010

• FIFA 100

• 3rd French Player of the Century

Orders

• Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur: 1970

• Officier of the Légion d'honneur: 2007