André Bolduc (born March 25, 1971 in

Alma, Quebec Alma (2021 Town population: 30,331; CA Population 33,018; UA Population 26,016) is a town in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the Canadian province of Quebec. Geography Alma is located on the southeast coast of Lac Saint-Jean where it flows into ...

) is a former

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and is the run game coordinator and running backs coach with the

Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in 1 ...

of the

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(CFL).

University career

Bolduc played CIAU football as a wide receiver for the

Concordia Stingers The Concordia Stingers are the athletic teams that represent Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They compete with other schools in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, and more specifically in Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSE ...

from 1992 to 1995. He was a member of the 1993

Dunsmore Cup The Dunsmore Cup (french: Coupe Dunsmore) is a Canadian sports trophy, presented annually to the winner of the university-level football competition conducted by Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ), the governing body for all student sport ...

championship team and was an All-Star in 1994 and 1995.

Professional career

As a professional player, Bolduc played for six seasons for the

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Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...

, and

Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...

of the CFL.

Coaching career

RSEQ

Bolduc began his coaching career with the

Montreal Carabins The Montréal Carabins are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Teams play at the CEPSUM Stadium and at l'aréna du CEPSUM, located at the Université de Montréal campus. ...

in 2002 as the team's

offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of an American football or Canadian football team who is in charge of the team's offense. Generally, along with the defensive coordinator and the special teams coordinator, this coach re ...

before joining

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to coach the Nomades. Bolduc then became the

head coach A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in assoc ...

of the

Sherbrooke Vert et Or The Sherbrooke Vert & Or ("Sherbrooke Green & Gold") is the athletic teams that represent the Université de Sherbrooke in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The team plays in Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec ( French for "Quebec Student Sports Netw ...

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and led the team to its first playoff win in

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. He resigned as head coach following the 2011 season, citing the need to spend more time with his family.

Montreal Alouettes

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, Bolduc joined the

as an offensive assistant coach. He became the receivers coach in 2015 and was the special teams assistant coach in 2016. He moved to

running backs coach In American football, a position coach is a team official in charge of coaching a specific position group. Position coaches have more specialized duties than the head coach, assistant coach, and the offensive and defensive coordinators. Common ...

in 2017 and added the title of assistant head coach in 2020 with

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as the team's head coach. In early December 2022, it was reported that Bolduc was one of five finalists for the vacant Alouettes head coaching job.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On February 7, 2023, it was announced that Bolduc had joined the

as the team's run game coordinator and running backs coach.

Personal life

Bolduc has four children, Thomas, Raphaël, Justine, and Elizabeth.

References

External links

Saskatchewan Roughriders profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bolduc, Andre 1971 births Canadian football slotbacks Edmonton Elks players French Quebecers Montreal Alouettes players Ottawa Rough Riders players Living people People from Alma, Quebec Sportspeople from Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Players of Canadian football from Quebec Sherbrooke Vert et Or football players Montreal Carabins football coaches Sherbrooke Vert et Or football coaches Montreal Alouettes coaches Saskatchewan Roughriders coaches