Laurent Pimond (born 6 April 1965) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Pimond joined the

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in 1982, after spending two and a half years in the academy of

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. He made his first appearance for

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on 28 May 1985, in a 6–1 defeat to

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. PSG's only goal was scored by Pimond, a free-kick that ended up in the top corner of the goal. On 27 September 1985, Pimond made his second and final appearance for PSG in a 4–1 win over Sochaux, after coming on as a substitute in the 77th minute of the match. For the second half of the 1985–86 season, he was loaned out to Red Star, as he did not get along with the PSG coach at the time,

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. Despite only playing only a portion of a match for PSG in the 1985–86 season, Pimond became a champion of the French division. "I only played 15 minutes during the 85/86 season, I don't really feel like a champion, even though I am officially, on paper," he said in an interview with PSG70. Pimond ended his loan at Red Star at the end of the season and left PSG in the summer. He joined

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for six months, and finished the season with

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. He then spent three seasons at before ending his career as a professional footballer at the age of 27.

After football

While playing with amateur sides, Pimond worked as a

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for a press, television, and cinema publisher. After April 2006, he held the same position in ''Éditions But''.

Career statistics

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain * Division 1: 1985–86

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pimond, Laurent Living people 1965 births Men's association football forwards French men's footballers FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Red Star F.C. players FC Versailles 78 players US Créteil-Lusitanos players FC Balagne players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players French Division 3 (1971–1993) players