Bernard Ducuing (19 May 1950 – 3 January 2024) was a French footballer who played as a

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and a

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Biography

Born in

Provins Provins () is a Communes of France, commune in the Seine-et-Marne Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in north-central France. Known for its well-preserved medieval architecture and importance througho ...

on 19 May 1950, Ducuing played professional football in the 1970s and 1980s. He notably played for

Red Star A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. ...

Reims Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...

, and

Montpellier Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...

, playing a total of 199 matches in

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, scoring 22 goals. Ducuing died on 3 January 2024, at the age of 73.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ducuing, Bernard 1950 births 2024 deaths French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Ligue 1 players Red Star FC players Stade de Reims players Montpellier HSC players People from Provins Footballers from Seine-et-Marne 20th-century French sportsmen