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Néstor Combin
	Combín with Juventus in the 1964–65 season
Personal information
Date of birth	29 December 1939 (age 84)
Place of birth	Las Rosas, Argentina
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1957–1959	Colón de Santa Fe
Senior career*
Years	Team
1959–1964	Lyon
1964–1965	Juventus
1965–1966	Varese
1966–1968	Torino
1968–1970	Milan
1970–1973	Metz
1973–1975	Red Star
Total
International career
1964–1968	France
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Néstor Combin, (born 29 December 1939) is a former footballer who played as a striker for Lyon, Juventus, Varese, Torino, Milan, Metz and Red Star. Internationally, he made eight appearances for the French national team. He was dubbed "La Foudre" (The Lightning) in France, for his speed, and "Il Selvaggio" (the Savage) in Italy, for his fighting spirit.

He was one of the first French internationals to play in Italy's Serie A. He won several titles there, including a Coppa Italia with Juventus and another with Torino, and an Intercontinental Cup with Milan.

Career[edit]

Combin was born in Las Rosas in the Argentine province of Santa Fe. He played for Colón de Santa Fe between 1957 and 1959,^[1] before leaving for France at the age of 18. He joined Lyon, where he was part of the team that finished fifth in the league and reached the final of the Coupe de France in 1962–63. The following season, Lyon won the 1963–64 Coupe de France, the first time the club had won the competition. Combin scored both goals in the Final.^[2]

^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9]

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Semi-Final: 1963–64

Combin scored 117 goals in Ligue 1, 68 with Olympique Lyonnais and 49 with Red Star.

Then he played in Italy, with Juventus, Varese (2nd Division), Torino and Milan.

In a game between A.C. Milan and Argentine side Estudiantes for the 1969 Intercontinental Cup, Combin was dealt with aggressively by rival players and had his nose broken (the infamous "Bombonera Massacre"). When he was leaving the stadium he was arrested, under a charge of desertion.^[10] After international pressure and indignation rising, he was released. In 2015, Raúl Madero blamed Combin as the fighting incitater, by provoking Ramón Aguirre Suárez in the first match, in Italy, saying "negro, don't warm up anymore because in one month I earn the same money that you receive in two years".^[11]

He ended his career in France with Red Star.

He played 38 games with Juventus (10 goals), and scored 32 goals in three seasons for Torino (99 overall matches).

International career[edit]

Combin was born in Argentina, and was of French descent through his maternal grandmother.^[12] He has 8 caps with the France national team, obtained between 1964 and 1968, and scored four goals.^[13]

He played at the 1966 FIFA World Cup with France.

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Olympique Lyonnais

Coupe de France: 1963–64

Juventus F.C.

Coppa Italia: 1964–65

Torino F.C.

Coppa Italia: 1967–68

A.C. Milan

Intercontinental Cup: 1969

Individual[edit]

Ligue 2 top scorer: 1974

References[edit]

^ "Joueur - Nestor COMBIN". Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^ "Coupe de France: Saison 1963–1964". Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^ "COMBIN Nestor - Moselle Sport". Moselle Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^ "Nestor Combin". Red Star F.C. (in French). 20 January 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^ Cadu, Florian (October 28, 2016). "Combin : "Je n'étais pas aussi odieux qu'Ibrahimović"". SOFOOT.com (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^ "Nestor COMBIN". FC Metz (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^ "Nestor Combin". magliarossonera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^ "Nestor COMBIN". L'Equipe (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^ "Nestor Combin". AC Milan. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^ [1]
^ "Raúl Madero, 100x100: "Bilardo es un tipo muy jodido, se mandó muchas cagadas"". Retrieved 2019-01-02.
^ Cassiau-Haurie, Christophe (21 December 2009). "La migration des footballeurs africains en Europe - Africultures".
^ "Nzd/sandbox". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

Archivio Toro - Official Torino F.C. Archives

External links[edit]

Profile on French federation official site

[1] "Joueur - Nestor COMBIN". Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2019.

[2] "Coupe de France: Saison 1963–1964". Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2019.

[3] "COMBIN Nestor - Moselle Sport". Moselle Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

[4] "Nestor Combin". Red Star F.C. (in French). 20 January 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

[5] Cadu, Florian (October 28, 2016). "Combin : "Je n'étais pas aussi odieux qu'Ibrahimović"". SOFOOT.com (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2019.

[6] "Nestor COMBIN". FC Metz (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2019.

[7] "Nestor Combin". magliarossonera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 January 2019.

[8] "Nestor COMBIN". L'Equipe (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2019.

[9] "Nestor Combin". AC Milan. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

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[11] "Raúl Madero, 100x100: "Bilardo es un tipo muy jodido, se mandó muchas cagadas"". Retrieved 2019-01-02.

[12] Cassiau-Haurie, Christophe (21 December 2009). "La migration des footballeurs africains en Europe - Africultures".

[13] "Nzd/sandbox". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

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