Nicolas Farina (born 9 August 1986) is a French former professional

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who played mainly as a winger.

Club career

Farina began his career at FC Metz and was loaned out to AS Cannes in 2007–08. After a few years with FC Metz, he was released and signed on 2 July 2009 with Évian Thonon Gaillard FC. For the 2012–13 season, Farina, along with fellow Evian player

Guillaume Rippert Guillaume Rippert (born 30 April 1985, in Paris) is a French former footballer who played as a defender. Career In 2006, Rippert was loaned by FC Nantes to Valenciennes. He made his professional debut in Ligue 2 on 5 August 2006. He went on ...

was loaned to German

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side FC Energie Cottbus. He later signed with

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from the Luxembourg National Division in January 2015. After a brief spell together in Romania with

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, Farina and Rippert joined up again in January 2016, at SO Cholet in

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, where he won promotion.

Honours

Metz *

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: 2006–07 Evian *

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* Championnat National: 2009–10

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* * * 1986 births Living people French men's footballers FC Metz players AS Cannes players Thonon Evian Grand Genève FC players FC Energie Cottbus players Racing FC Union Luxembourg players FC Petrolul Ploiești players SO Cholet players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players 2. Bundesliga players Liga I players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg Footballers from Metz Men's association football defenders French expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg French expatriate sportspeople in Germany French expatriate sportspeople in Romania {{france-footy-defender-1980s-stub