Victor Nurenberg Explained

Vic Nurenberg
Fullname:Victor Nurenberg
Birth Date:1930 11, df=y
Birth Place:Niederkorn, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Death Place:Nice, France
Position:Striker
Years1:1946–1951
Clubs1:Progrès Niedercorn
Years2:1951–1960
Clubs2:Nice
Caps2:252
Goals2:89
Years3:1960–1962
Clubs3:Sochaux
Caps3:66
Goals3:20
Years4:1962–1963
Clubs4:Lyon
Caps4:20
Goals4:5
Years5:1963
Clubs5:Nice
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Years6:1963–1964
Clubs6:Bastia
Years7:1964–1966
Clubs7:Spora Luxembourg
Years8:1966–1967
Clubs8:Mantes la Jolie
Nationalyears1:1951–1964
Nationalteam1:Luxembourg
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:1
Manageryears1:1964–1966
Managerclubs1:Spora Luxembourg
Manageryears2:1966–1967
Managerclubs2:Mantes la Jolie

Victor Nurenberg (22 November 1930 – 22 April 2010) was a Luxembourg professional footballer. Nurenberg played in France for 13 seasons, representing four clubs. He also represented the Luxembourg national football team.[1]

Club career

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

With Nice he won the French league title three times and the domestic cup twice. He scored in both cup final wins.[2] His moment of fame came in February 1960 when he scored a hat-trick for Nice in the UEFA Champions Cup quarter finals against Real Madrid, who would later lift the cup for a 5th successive time.

He returned to Luxembourg in 1964 to become player/coach at Spora Luxembourg and won the domestic cup with them twice.

International career

Nurenberg made his debut for Luxembourg in 1951 against Belgium B and went on to earn 16 caps, including non-official matches. He played in three FIFA World Cup qualification matches and 2 games at the 1952 Olympic Games.[3] [4]

He played his final international game in September 1964 against Yugoslavia.

Personal life and death

After retiring from football, Nurenberg worked at a casino in Nice and later opened a bar there. He lived in Saint-Laurent-du-Var, a Nice suburb, with his wife of over 50 years, Paulette Pieri. In 2008, he was promoted to the rank of Chevalier in the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.[5] He died on 22 April 2010, aged 79.[6]

Honours

Nice

Spora Luxembourg

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Victor Nurenberg . Olympedia . 8 November 2021.
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/francuphistfull.html France - Cup History 1917-1997
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20121011030357/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=55325/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20121011030352/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=55256/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments
  5. Web site: " Promotion dans les ordres nationaux " : Les anciens " Olympiens " luxembourgeois à l’honneur. News. Sports.lu. 2 July 2008. 1 March 2012. fr.
  6. http://www.wort.lu/wort/web/sport/artikel/86385/vic-nurenberg-ist-tot.php Vic Nurenberg ist tot,Ex-Fußballprofi starb im Alter von 79 Jahren