Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicolas Jean Paul Braun | ||
Date of birth | 26 October 1950 | ||
Place of birth | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 | ||
Total | 389 | (223) | |
International career | |||
1970–1980 | Luxembourg | 40 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Braun played for foreign clubs almost all of his career, predominantly in France, but also in Germany, before returning to his original club, Union Luxembourg.
A prolific striker at club level, Braun won 40 caps for Luxembourg over a period of ten years scoring eight goals.
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