Raymond KOPA | 1954-1960 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

KOPA PES STATS | 1954-1960

Raymond KOPA | 1954-1960 Brezza Name: Raymond Kopa Nickname: ''Napoleon of football'' Club: Stade de Reims (1954/1956) & Real Madrid (1956/1960) Number: 7 Position: *SS, WF, SMF, AMF Nationality: French Age: 23-29 (13/10/1931) Era: 1954/1960 Foot: R Side: R Height: 169 cm Weight: 68 kg Attack: 86 Defence: 52 Balance: 76 Stamina: 85 Top Speed: 82 Acceleration: 85 Response: 86 Agility: 92 Dribble Accuracy: 95 Dribble Speed: 88 Short Pass Accuracy: 91 Short Pass Speed: 86 Long Pass Accuracy: 90 Long Pass Speed: 88 Shot Accuracy: 84 Shot Power: 82 Shot Technique: 86 Free Kick Accuracy: 85 Curling: 83 Header: 73 Jump: 86 Technique: 93 Aggression: 89 Mentality/Tenacity: 80 Goalkeeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 90 Injury Tolerance: A Form/Condition/Fitness: 7 Weak Foot Accuracy: 7 Weak Foot Frequency: 7 Consistency: 6 Growth type: Early/Lasting CARDS: P05: Trickster P07: Mazing Run P09: Early Cross P11: Cut Back Pass P20: Talisman S02: Passer S03: 1-on-1 Finish S05: 1-touch play S06: Outside Curve SPECIAL ABILITIES: *Dribbling *Tactical Dribble *Playmaking *Passing *1-1 Scoring *1-Touch Pass *Outside Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded INFO: While Just Fontaine's thirteen goals took the headlines in the 1958 World Cup, France's undoubted star of the tournament was Raymond Kopa, his brilliant striking partner, the ''Napoleon of football'', and the first in a line of creative French playmakers continued by the likes of Michel Platini and Zinedine Zidane.. As part of a St Ettiene team playing what he describes as ''Champagne football'', at first Kopa received his fair share of criticism from journalists, who felt he was playing too much for himself and not for the team. His manager, Albert Batteaux, warned him he would be left out of the team if he didn't change the way he played. While dribbling was one of his most potent weapons, Kopa adapted his game according to Batteaux's words of wisdom, and become a great playmaker/winger that moved from wide on the right to playing as a creative centre forward, in a deep-lying position. With Kopa's magic in the side, Reims won the French League title in 1953 and 1955. In 1956, Reims reached the final of the inaugural European Cup, losing to the great Real Madrid side of Ference Puskas and Alfredo Di Stefano. Kopa signed for Real before the start of the next season. At Real, he won three European Cup titles in as many years. Kopa's second season at Real Madrid was the pinnacle of his career. Having been released by his club for the World Cup in Sweden at the end of the season, Kopa joined his French team-mates, and helped turn a team no- one considered as challengers into a side that finished third in the World Cup Finals. Kopa was also awarded the European Footballer of the Year title in 1958, beating his team-mate Di Stefano, who won in 1957 and 1959, to the title. In 1970 he became the first French Footballer to receive the Legion d'Honneur, and in 2000 a poll in France Football magazine ranked Kopa the third greatest French player of the century, behind Platini and Zidane. VIDEOS: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nzz5M_EFYs[/youtube] ADDITIONAL LINKS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Ko ... statistics http://blogcritics.org/sports/article/p ... ordinaire/ http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/stati ... index.html http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_pr ... mond-kopa/ http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football ... 30.en.html _________________ I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered. - George Best Changed registered posistion ;) Raymond KOPA | 1954-1960 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)