Nico Braun
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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)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Walferdange[1] | |||
| Union Luxembourg | |||
| 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 | |||
Nico Braun (born 26 October 1950) is a Luxembourgish former professional footballer who played as a striker.[2]
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.
