Daniel Hocine Guicci (or Guici; 27 December 1943 – 31 March 2016) was a French professional footballer who played as a

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Club career

Guicci began his career at Valenciennes. He made 21 appearances for the club in all competitions before signing for newly-formed Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in 1970. On 24 January 1971, Guicci was involved in an altercation with during a match between

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, the referee, handed a

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to Guicci; this was a first in the history of Paris Saint-Germain. Guicci left PSG in 1972 after having made a total of 25 appearances for the club. He joined the newly re-formed Paris FC, and ended his career there two years later.

International career

Guicci was an

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international for France.

Career statistics

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain * Division 2: 1970–71

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* 1943 births 2016 deaths French men's footballers Footballers from Paris Men's association football defenders Valenciennes FC players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Paris FC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players France men's amateur international footballers {{France-footy-defender-1940s-stub