Christian Dalger (18 December 1949 – 1 July 2023) was a French professional

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who played as a

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. He made six international

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s for

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, scoring two goals. During his career he played for clubs including

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(1962–1971) and

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(1971–1980), with whom he won the French title in 1978. He was a member of the France national team in the

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. After his professional career he became a football manager. Dalger died on 1 July 2023, at the age of 73.Football : « C’était un surdoué », l’ancien international Christian Dalger est décédé

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1949 births 2023 deaths Footballers from Nîmes French men's footballers Men's association football forwards France men's international footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players SC Toulon players AS Monaco FC players 1978 FIFA World Cup players French football managers SC Toulon managers Grenoble Foot 38 managers FC Martigues managers RC Kouba managers Mali national football team managers French expatriate football managers French expatriate sportspeople in Algeria Expatriate football managers in Algeria French expatriate sportspeople in Mali Expatriate football managers in Mali French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco French expatriate sportspeople in Monaco 20th-century French sportsmen {{france-footy-forward-1940s-stub