Pierre-Yves André (born 14 May 1974 in

Lannion Lannion ( ; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is a subprefecture of Côtes-d'Armor, the capital of Trégor and the center of an urban area of almost 60,000 inhabitants. Climate Lannion ha ...

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) is a French former professional

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who played as a forward. He spent most of his career playing for

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, and retired after the club suffered relegation to the French third tier following the 2009–10 season. While at Nantes he won the

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. In 2003, André had a six-month loan spell at the English club

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and successfully helped the side stave off relegation.

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* Living people 1974 births People from Lannion Sportspeople from Côtes-d'Armor French footballers Association football forwards France under-21 international footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Premier League players Stade Rennais F.C. players SC Bastia players FC Nantes players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players En Avant Guingamp players French expatriate footballers French expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Footballers from Brittany Brittany international footballers {{France-footy-forward-1970s-stub