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unusual facts about OGC Nice



1952 Coupe de France Final

The 1952 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 4, 1952, that saw OGC Nice defeat FC Girondins de Bordeaux 5–3 with goals by Victor Nuremberg, Luis Carniglia, Jean Belver, Abdelaziz Ben Tifour and Georges Césari.

1954 Coupe de France Final

The 1954 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 23, 1954, that saw OGC Nice defeat Olympique de Marseille 2–1 thanks to goals by Victor Nuremberg and Luis Carniglia.

1959–60 in Turkish football

The club progressed to the first round, where they met French club OGC Nice.

They were knocked out by OGC Nice in the first round after losing out in the play-off match.

Abraham Gneki Guié

Abraham Gneki Guié (born 25 July 1986) is an Ivorian professional footballer who currently plays for Cypriot side Apollon Limassol on loan from the French club OGC Nice.

Bram Verbist

In August 2013, one week before closure of the transfer period, Verbist was told by the board from Cercle that he quickly needed to find another team, because Cercle loaned Joris Delle from OGC Nice for one year.

Christophe Horlaville

He also played at Parc des Princes in defeat to Nice in the final of the Coupe de France; he converted his penalty in the shoot-out, though Nice won 5–4.

Cosimo Sarli

After spells outside Italy with Southampton (England), Eendracht Aalst (Belgium) and Nice (France), he returned to his home country, spending most of his career in the lower divisions.

David Ospina

David Ospina Ramírez (born 31 August 1988 in Medellín, Antioquia) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Nice as a goalkeeper.

The Latymer School

The football first XI has participated in the Gothia Cup, a tournament also involving the youth teams of Major football sides like Wolves, Swindon, Crystal Palace, Colchester, São Paulo, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, F.C. Copenhagen and OGC Nice.

Victor Nurenberg

Born in Niederkorn, Nurenberg started his career at local team Progrès Niederkorn aged 16 and moved abroad to play for 13 years in France with OGC Nice, FC Sochaux, Olympique Lyonnais and SC Bastia.


see also

Émile Antonio

He spent one season at OGC Nice with whom he won the Coupe de France in 1954, against Olympique de Marseille, 2-1.