Charles "Charly" Marchetti (17 June 19427 February 2018) was a French professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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. He notably played for
Cannes
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,
Nice
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.
Club career
Marchetti began his career at in his hometown of
Nice
Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million From 1960 to 1963, he played in the Division 2 for
Cannes
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. In 1963, he signed for
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club
Nice
Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million1963–64 season, the club suffered relegation to the Division 2, but was promoted back up in 1965 after winning the 1964–65 Division 2. Marchetti signed for
Ajaccio
Ajaccio (, , ; French language, French: ; or ; , locally: ; ) is the capital and largest city of Corsica, France. It forms a communes of France, French commune, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Corse-du-Sud, and head o ...
in 1966 before returning to Nice two years later. With the club, he would go on to win the Division 2 in the 1969–70 season and the Challenge des Champions in 1970. Marchetti retired in 1971, having made 137 appearances in all competitions for Nice across his two spells at the club.
Personal life and death
Charles had a son with his wife Annie.
Near the end of his career, Marchetti was a
goalkeeping coach
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History
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for youngsters of Cavigal Nice, his former club. He would later become the president of former players of Cavigal. In 2010, a stadium in the Saint-Roch neighborhood of Nice was named after Marchetti. In 2016, politician
Éric Ciotti
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awarded Marchetti a trophy to honour his career.
Marchetti died on 7 February 2018, at the age of 75, due to a sickness. Nice-born politicians Éric Ciotti and
Christian Estrosi
Christian Paul Gilbert Estrosi (born 1 July 1955) is a French sportsman and politician and the Mayor of Nice since 2017, previously holding the office from 2008 to 2016. A former professional motorcyclist, he served as a government minister und ...
notably paid homage to him. Following Marchetti's death, OGC Nice announced that their
UEFA Europa League
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home match against
Lokomotiv Moscow
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