The best scorer in the history of FC Lyon, Fleury Di Nallo, died at the age of 83.

Fleury Di Nallo, the best scorer in the history of the French football club Lyon, has died at the age of 84. This was announced on May 13 by the club's press service on its website.

At the same time, the reasons for Di Nallo's death are not specified.

Fleury Di Nallo was born on April 20, 1943. He began his professional career in 1960 at the Olympic Lyon club, where he spent 14 years. The player played as a striker. So, from 1960 to 1974, he scored 222 goals in 494 matches in all competitions.

As a member of Lyon, he won the French Cup three times — in 1964, 1967 and 1973, and also won the National Super Cup in 1973. In addition, the athlete played 10 matches for the French national team and scored eight goals. After completing his football career, Di Nallo was a coach at AS Misérieux Trevoux and a sports consultant at FC Corbas.