Pierre André Buffière (12 November 1922 – 2 October 2014) was a French

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player and coach. He was born in Vion, Ardèche. He was inducted into the French National Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2004.

Club playing career

During his club career, Buffière won 6

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championships, in the years 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, and 1955, and the French Cup, in 1953.

National team playing career

Buffière played at the

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, and at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games. At the 1948 London Olympic Games, he was a part of the senior French national team that won the silver medal. Four years later, at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games, he was a member of the French team, which finished in eighth place.

Coaching career

Buffière had a long career as a

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. As a

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on the club level, he was a two time

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champion (1982, 1983), a six time

champion (1950, 1952, 1955, 1975, 1977, 1983), and a three time French Cup winner (1953, 1982, 1983). He was also the head coach of the senior

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, from 1957 to 1964.

References

External links

André Buffière at databaseOlympics.com

André Buffière's 90th birthday (leprogres.fr)
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