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Vincent Hognon (born 16 August, 1974 in
NancyNancy is a city in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France, and formerly the capital of the Duchy of Lorraine, and then the French province of the same name.The city is the head of the department...
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Career
Hognon started his career at hometown club
AS NancyAS Nancy-Lorraine is a French football club, based in Nancy, The team was founded in 1967 as a successor of the defunct FC Nancy, which collapsed in 1965....
in
Ligue 2Ligue 2 is the second division of French football. It is one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 1, which is France's top division.The 20 clubs that make up Ligue 2 play each other twice during the season, creating a 38-match schedule...
, making his debut during the 1993-94 season. He played a total of nine seasons with the club, three of them in
Ligue 1Ligue 1 is the top division of French football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. One member club, AS Monaco, is based in the independent Principality of Monaco, rather than in France proper...
, before moving to
AS Saint-ÉtienneAssociation Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire, are a French football team founded in 1920. They play their home games at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in the city of Saint Étienne. They are also one of the most successful teams in French Football history, with honours including 10 French First...
, who had recently been relegated to Ligue 2 following a fake passport scandal. However, the club won promotion during his second season there, and he has been a key member of the side during their past three seasons in the top division. During the summer 2007 he signed for
OGC NiceOlympique Gymnaste Club de Nice-Côte d'Azur, commonly referred to as OGC Nice or simply Nice, is a French football club based in Nice...
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