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Place of Birth: Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
About Bruno Bellone
- Bruno Bellone (born 14 March 1962) is a former French international footballer who played as a winger, and who earned 34 caps and scored two goals for France from 1981 to 1988.
- One of the goals was in the final of the 1984 European Championships, where France defeated Spain 2–0 to win the title.
- He was also in France's 1982 and 1986 World Cup squads.It was the quarter-final match against Brazil in 1986 for which he will most be remembered, for two incidents.
- Firstly, as the end of extra-time approached, he had a clear opportunity to score the winning goal, as he rounded Brazil goalkeeper Carlos on the edge of the penalty area.
- He was blocked by Carlos as he went past him, thus knocking him off balance and preventing him to reach the ball in time to score.
- The referee did not give a foul.
- In the penalty shoot-out, Bellone took France's third kick.
- The ball hit the post and rebounded onto Carlos and then back into the goal.
- Despite Brazilian protests, the goal was allowed to stand.
- France manager Henri Michel, confronted after the game with the possibility that Bellone's penalty should not have stood, pointed to the Carlos incident in open play and said "There was a certain justice in that".
- The laws of football were later clarified in favour of the referee's decision.Bellone had to retire from football at the age of 28, following an ankle injury.
- He then suffered a series of personal setbacks, losing his savings in ill-fated investments.
- In 1998, Radio France wrongly reported that he had died.
- Bellone was able to pay off his debts in 1999, after a gala match was organised in his honour in Cannes.
- Since 2007, he has been working as a sports technical advisor for the commune of Le Cannet.
- He is a father of four.
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