Nico Braun

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Nico Braun
Personal information
Full name Nicolas Jean Paul Braun
Date of birth (1950-10-26) 26 October 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Walferdange [1]
Union Luxembourg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1968–1971 Union Luxembourg 52 (45)
1971–1973 Schalke 04 35 (14)
1973–1978 Metz 170 (96)
1978–1980 Charleroi 37 (9)
1980–1981 FC Thionville 19 (5)
1981–1985 Union Luxembourg 76 (54)
1985–1986 Minerva Lintgen
Total389(223)
International career
1970–1980 Luxembourg 40 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nico Braun (born 26 October 1950) is a Luxembourgish former professional footballer who played as a striker. [2]

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Club career

Braun played for foreign clubs almost all of his career, predominantly in France, but also in Germany where he became the first Luxembourgish professional player in the Bundesliga when he joined Schalke 04 in 1971, [1] before returning to his original club Union Luxembourg.

International career

A prolific striker at club level, Braun won 40 caps for Luxembourg over a period of ten years scoring eight goals.

References

  1. 1 2 "An interview with legendary Luxembourgish footballer Nico Braun". RTL Today. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  2. "Braun, Nico" (in German). Kicker. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2011.