Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes (born 13 May 1952 in Casablanca

Casablanca

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, Morocco

Morocco

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) is a former football goalkeeper from France, who earned eleven international caps for the French national team during the 1970s and was part of the French

France national football team

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 team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup

1978 FIFA World Cup

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. Professionally Bertrand-Demanes spent his whole career with FC Nantes (1969–1987).

During the 1978 World Cup he played in the matches against Italy and Argentina, but was injured in the latter match after he crashed his spine against a goalpost and had to be substituted. He never played for France again.