- Nestor Combin
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Nestor Combin Personal information Date of birth December 29, 1940 Place of birth Las Rosas, Argentina Playing position Striker Youth career Colon Rosario Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1959–1964 Olympique Lyonnais 131 (78) 1964–1965 Juventus F.C. 24 (7) 1965–1966 Varese 16 (2) 1966–1968 Torino F.C. 82 (27) 1968–1970 A.C. Milan 50 (11) 1970–1973 FC Metz 59 (34) 1973–1975 Red Star 64 (39) National team 1964–1968 France 8 (4) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Néstor Combin, (born December 29, 1940 in Las Rosas, Argentina) is a former football (soccer) Argentine player in France. He was striker, mainly with Olympique Lyonnais and France national team.
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Clubs
- 1959 - 1964 : Olympique Lyonnais (France)
- 1964 - 1965 : Juventus F.C. (Italy)
- 1965 - 1966 : Varese (Italy)
- 1966 - 1968 : Torino F.C. (Italy)
- 1968 - 1970 : A.C. Milan (Italy)
- 1970 - 1973 : FC Metz (France)
- 1973 - 1975 : Red Star (France)
Combin scored 117 goals in French Ligue 1 championship, 68 with Olympique Lyonnais.
He was one of the first French international who played abroad in Italian Serie A. He received several titles there, including Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) with Juventus F.C. and Torino F.C. and the European/South American Cup with A.C. Milan.
He played 38 games with Juventus F.C. (10 goals).
National team
He has 8 caps with the France national team, obtained between 1964 and 1968, and scored four goals.
He played during the Football World Cup 1966.
Honours
- Coupe de France (French Cup) in 1964 with Olympique Lyonnais
- Semi-Final Cup Winners' Cup in 1964 with Olympique Lyonnais
- Coppa Italia in 1965 with Juventus F.C.
- Coppa Italia in 1968 with Torino F.C.
- European/South American Cup in 1969 with A.C. Milan
France squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup 
Trivia
In the AC Milan game against Estudiantes (Argentina) in 1969, Combin was beaten a broken nose. When leaving the stadium he was arrested because of desertion. With international pressure rising he was released. The other players of the AC Milan team had waited for him.
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Categories:- 1940 births
- Living people
- Argentine people of French descent
- French people of Argentine descent
- French footballers
- Argentine footballers
- France international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- Juventus F.C. players
- A.S. Varese 1910 players
- Torino F.C. players
- A.C. Milan players
- Serie A footballers
- FC Metz players
- Red Star Saint-Ouen players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- French expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- 1966 FIFA World Cup players
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