Pierre Laigle (born 9 September 1970 in
Auchel
Auchel (; pcd, Auchez) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
Geography
An ex-mining town, nowadays a light industrial & farming commune, situated southwest of Béthune and southwest of ...
, France) is a French former professional
footballer
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. He played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Laigle played for a number of
Ligue 1 teams throughout his career, before retiring at the end of the 2006-07 season. He also played in Italy for
Sampdoria
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The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, ...
, returning to his native country after relegation in the
1998–99 Serie A
The 1998–99 Serie A saw Milan win their 16th Scudetto, led by coach Alberto Zaccheroni. Lazio finished second, losing the title on the last day. Internazionale, with an often injured or rested Ronaldo, had a disastrous season, finishing in 8th ...
.
He was in France's preliminary squad of 28 players for the
1998 FIFA World Cup on home soil. However, he was one of six players dropped by head coach
Aime Jacquet just before the tournament began. France went on to be victorious in the tournament and become national heroes.
Honours
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Coupe de la Ligue:
2000-01
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Ligue 1:
2001–02
References
External links
* http://www.sitercl.com/Fichejo/L/laiglepi.htm
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1970 births
Living people
Association football midfielders
French footballers
French expatriate footballers
AS Saint-Priest players
France international footballers
RC Lens players
U.C. Sampdoria players
Olympique Lyonnais players
Montpellier HSC players
Serie A players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Expatriate footballers in Italy
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