Pierre Laigle (born 12 September 1970) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Laigle played for a number of

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teams throughout his career, before retiring at the end of the 2006–07 season. He also played in Italy for

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, returning to his native country after relegation in the

1998–99 Serie A The 1998–99 Serie A saw Milan win their 16th Scudetto, led by coach Alberto Zaccheroni. Lazio finished second, losing the title on the last day. Inter Milan, with an often injured or rested Ronaldo, had a disastrous season, finishing in 8th po ...

. He was in the

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's preliminary squad of 28 players for the

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on home soil. However, he was one of six players dropped by head coach Aime Jacquet just before the tournament began. France went on to win the tournament.

Honours

Lyon *

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: 2000–01 * Division 1: 2001–02

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* 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Béthune Footballers from Pas-de-Calais French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders RC Lens players UC Sampdoria players Olympique Lyonnais players Montpellier HSC players AS Saint-Priest players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Serie A players France men's international footballers French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Italy 20th-century French sportsmen 21st-century French sportsmen {{france-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub