André Bolduc (born March 25, 1971, in

Alma, Quebec Alma (; 2021 Town population: 30,331; UA Population 20,274) is a town in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the Canadian province of Quebec. History The present town of Alma was formed in 1962 from the merging of four villages: Isle-Maligne, Naudv ...

) is a Canadian former professional

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who is the

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for the

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of the

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(CFL).

University career

Bolduc played CIAU football as a

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for the

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

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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, 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 disbanded twice and been re-established thrice. The Alouettes compe ...

of the CFL.

Coaching career

RSEQ

Bolduc began his coaching career with the

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in 2002 as the team's

offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator (OC) is a Coach (sport), coach responsible for a gridiron football team's offense (American football), offense. Generally, the offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator and special teams coordinator represent the second ...

before joining Collège Montmorency to coach the Nomades. Bolduc then became the

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of the Sherbrooke Vert et Or in

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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

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

, 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

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

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

Calgary Stampeders

On January 29, 2024, the

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announced that they had hired Bolduc to be the team's running backs coach.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

On March 7, 2025, it was announced that Bolduc had been hired by the

to serve as the team's running backs coach.

Personal life

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

References

External links

Winnipeg Blue Bombers profile
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