Pierre Laigle

Pierre Laigle (born 9 September 1970 in Auchel, France) is a French former professional footballer. He played as a midfielder.

Pierre Laigle
Personal information
Full name Pierre Laigle
Date of birth (1970-09-09) 9 September 1970
Place of birth Auchel, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1996 Lens 182 (23)
1996–1999 Sampdoria 90 (9)
1999–2002 Lyon 70 (5)
2002–2004 Montpellier 40 (1)
2005–2007 Saint-Priest 38 (3)
Total 420 (41)
National team
1996–1997 France 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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, returning to his native country after relegation in the 1998–99 Serie A.

He was in France's preliminary squad of 28 players for the 1998 FIFA World Cup on home soil. However, he was one of 6 players axed by head coach Aime Jacquet just before the tournament began. France went on to be victorious in the tournament and become national heroes.[1]

Honours

References

  1. "FRANCE AXE ANELKA; Gunners kid out of this world". thefreelibrary.com. 24 May 1998. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  2. "Coupe de la Ligue : revivez la victoire en 2001". olympique-et-lyonnais.com. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. "Olympique Lyonnais 2001-02". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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