Olympique Grande-Synthe Football (; commonly referred to as OGS or simply Grande-Synthe) is a French

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club based in

Grande-Synthe Grande-Synthe (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in the Nord-Pas de Calais region in northern France. It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Dunkerque (Dunkirk) and lies adjacent to it on the west. History In 1980, a large par ...

in the

Nord-Pas-de-Calais Nord-Pas-de-Calais (; ; West Flemish: ''Nôord-Nauw van Kales'') was a former regions of France, administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new Regions of France, region Hauts-de-France. It consisted of the ...

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. The club plays in the

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, the sixth tier of

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, after being relegated from

2019–20 Championnat National 3 The 2019–20 Championnat National 3 was the third season of the fifth tier in the French football league system in its current format. The competition was contested by 168 clubs split geographically across 12 groups of 14 teams. The teams include ...

History

The club was founded in 1963 and is a part of a

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that consists of several other sports. The club is known for being the starting point for the careers of

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Rémy Vercoutre Rémy René Paul Vercoutre (born 26 June 1980) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the goalkeeping coach of Lyon. Career Vercoutre was born in Grande-Synthe, Nord. He previously played for Montpellier, be ...

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José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (born 26 July 1975) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Career A central defender, Pierre-Fanfan was born in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer and began his career at USL Dunkerque, where he playe ...

, and

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Geoffrey Dernis.

References

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* Association football clubs established in 1963

1963 establishments in France Sport in Nord (French department) Football clubs in Hauts-de-France {{France-footyclub-stub