Pierre Laigle
Pierre Laigle ( born September 12, 1970 in Auchel ) is a former French footballer.
In the course of his career he was twice French League Cup winner and won in 2002 with Olympique Lyon the French title. In 2009, he finished as a player of U.S. Chalon -en -Champagne in the highest amateur league 's active career.
It was used mainly in the left or defensive midfield but could also take up the position of the left full-back.
Club career
Laigle began at the age of seven years of his career in the youth of his home club U.S. Auchel. In 1981, he joined the youth academy of RC Lens, in which he matured as a professional player.
From 1988 to 1990 he was a regular in the reserve team of RCL before he signed his first professional contract. Lens, which had just missed its chances of promotion to Ligue 1, was forced due to financial problems increasingly to rely on self-made player, whereupon next Laigle players like Jean -Guy Wallemme, Cyrille Magnier, Eric Sikora or Frédéric Déhu advanced to permanent employees, which in the subsequent years, the main pillar of the team should be formed.
After a strong debut season and the rise as a table runner to Laigle established, at that time still used predominantly in the left side of midfield, in subsequent seasons in Ligue 1 under coach Patrice Bergues he was then in 1994 turned into a defensive midfielder, of which indeed suffered from his goal ratio, However, he became a key figure in the system of the RCL. As an interface between defense and attack, he acted alongside the then young talent Marc -Vivien Foe as an extension of the coach on the field and shone as a template generator for the striker Roger Boli, Titi Camara and Tony Vairelles. After the League Cup victory in 1994 and the appointment of the French national team, he was moved into the focus of several European clubs and moved to season 1996/97 to Italy for Sven-Goran Eriksson managed Sampdoria.
After a brief start-up difficulties, he established himself in Italy on the same position as before at Lens and formed together with Fausto Salsano, Christian Karembeu and Juan Sebastian Veron 's strong midfield diamond of " Samp ". With the arrival of compatriot Alain Boghossian and the coaching change to César Luis Menotti and later Vujadin Boškov, he came down also as left outer member in the back four or on its old position in left midfield for use, but retained his status as a regular player and showed with five goals this season his eye for goal. The season 1998/99 generation, despite the commitments of Lee Sharpe, Doriva or Ariel Ortega to a disaster season for Sampdoria, with the first gear to the second division ended after three coach changes, and Table No. 16 since 1982. Then Laigle moved back to France to Lyon.
In his first season he had to contend with some minor injuries and only came up with 17 seasonally, before he in the following season alongside his former teammates Marc -Vivien Foe Lens times was able to establish himself in midfield. After a third place and the runner-up title in the 2000 /01 behind FC Nantes, then he won in 2002 with the club for the first time the French title. Until the penultimate round his boyhood club RC Lens led the table before Lyon in the final match with a 3-1 home win but still managed to turn. Laigle it succeeded the decisive goal for Endstand.In the established stars like Sonny Anderson, Juninho, Éric Carrière or Steve Marlet team Laigle had again taken a leading role in the midfield and was due to its consistently strong performance as a guarantee for success.
After the league championship, he moved internally to then HSC Montpellier, where he however again due to injury came on only 18 season appearances in his debut season. In the following season although he was again largely injury-free, but was unable to repeat his old class. Montpellier then rose despite a strong Habib Bamogo, who scored 16 goals this season, as Table in the Ligue 2 from.
Laigle then ended his professional career and joined the French amateur league, where he was still three seasons for AS Saint -Priest and U.S. Chalon -en -Champagne active. In 2009, he announced his final resignation.
National
After working for the French U-21 and B- team, Laigle celebrated on 21 February 1996 in a 3-1 friendly win against Greece his debut for France. As a result, they were among the wider circle of the national team, but was not called up in the final squad in France for the European Football Championship 1996.
He was a member of the famous " Bannis de Clairefontaine ", those six players ( Lionel Letizi, Martin Djetou, Sabri Lamouchi, Ibrahim Ba and Nicolas Anelka ) that just before returning home World Cup in 1998, which ended for France with the title of coach Aimé Jacquet were removed from the provisional 28- man squad. Laigle are still his non- nomination as the biggest sporting disappointment.
His last international game he played on 12 November 1997 in a 2-1 win against Scotland.
After strong performances for Olympique Lyon, he was called into the national squad in November 2000 by the then team manager Roger Lemerre for the friendly match against Turkey again, but had to cancel due to injury. Then he was no longer considered for France.
After the active career
After his playing career, he settled with his family in the Greater Lyon and has since been working as a real estate broker. He has completely turned his back to the business of football.