Pierre Laurent (born 13 December 1970) is a former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in Tulle, France, Laurent started his career at

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. He then spent three-and-a-half years at Bastia before transferring to English Premiership Leeds United. He only made four appearances (two as a substitute) in one calendar year before returning to Bastia. After a short spell at

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which ended with him on the fringes of the first team, he retired in 2003.

References

1970 births Living people People from Tulle Sportspeople from Corrèze French men's footballers Footballers from Nouvelle-Aquitaine Men's association football forwards Ligue 1 players Premier League players ESA Brive players SC Bastia players Leeds United F.C. players RC Strasbourg Alsace players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England {{france-footy-forward-1970s-stub