GIGNAC Andre-Pierre

Date of Birth: 5 Dec 1985

Age: 35

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.86/6'1''

Place of birth: MARTIGUES

Birth Country:

France

Place of residence : MONTERREY

Residence Country:

Mexico

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Football	Men FRA France	13

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Group A #02 MEX Mexico 4 FRA France 1	Finished
	Saitama Stadium	Men's Group A #10 FRA France 4 RSA South Africa 3	Finished
	International Stadium Yokohama	Men's Group A #17 FRA France 0 JPN Japan 4	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

FIFA World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
29	Senior	2010	South Africa

Dede, El Bombon. (theguardian.com, 02 Jun 2016; vice.com, 02 Jun 2017)

Occupation:

Wife, two daughters, one son

Languages spoken:

French, Spanish

Tigres [San Nicolas de los Garza, MEX] since 2015/16

Miguel Herrera [club], MEX; Sylvain Ripoll [national], FRA

Position style:

Forward (transfermarkt.co.uk, 02 May 2021)

Right-footed (transfermarkt.co.uk, 02 May 2021)

Sporting relatives:

His cousins Yohan Mollo and Jacques Abardonado have both played professional football in Europe. Jacques Abardonado has also worked as assistant manager at Olympique de Marseille. (transfermarkt.co.uk, 02 May 2021)

First A-match in 2009 for France Against Lithuania, World Cup Qualification in Paris, France (transfermarkt.co.uk, 02 May 2021)

He missed two weeks in January 2021 due to injury. (transfermarkt.co.uk, 02 May 2021)

In March 2019 he strained the cruciate ligament in his knee. He missed nine matches and returned in April 2019. (transfermarkt.co.uk, 02 May 2021)

In October 2012 he fractured a metatarsal bone in his foot. He missed nine matches and returned to playing in December 2012. (transfermarkt.co.uk, 02 May 2021)

In February 2010 he tore his abductor muscle and was unavailable for six weeks. In December 2011 he re-tore his abductor muscle and missed two further months. (transfermarkt.co.uk, 02 May 2021)

He broke his ankle twice during his time at FC Lorient in France. (dailymail.co.uk, 13 Nov 2009)

National league:

Liga MX [MEX] (transfermarkt.co.uk, 02 May 2021)

Argentinian coach Marcelo Bielsa. "If I am progressing, it is thanks to him, to the coach." (yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk, 11 Feb 2021)

He won the Golden Boot as the tournaments top scorer and the Golden Ball as the tournaments best player at the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League. (squawka.com, 10 Feb 2021)

He was named Player of the Year for the 2015/16 Liga MX season in Mexico. (theguardian.com, 02 Jun 2016)

General Interest

General
MOVE TO MEXICO
He played for French clubs FC Lorient, Pau FC [loan], FC Toulouse and Olympique de Marseille, before moving to Mexico in July 2015 to join Tigres. He has since raised a family in Mexico, gained Mexican citizenship, learned Spanish and has a tattoo that depicts the mark of a tiger [club symbol] claw alongside his No.10 jersey number. In August 2019 he scored his 105th goal for Tigres, becoming the team's all-time top goalscorer overtaking Tomas Boy. He achieved the feat during a 1-0 win against Pumas UNAM. "It is my country of adoption, it is true, I feel like another Mexican. I have Mexican children who were born here. Because of how they have received me since I arrived six years ago now [speaking in 2021], I have the culture in my blood. Living and playing here has made my whole family so happy and contented. I hope I can stay in Monterrey and in Mexico for many more years to come." (squawka.com, 10 Feb 2021; transfermarkt.co.uk, 02 May 2021; Instagram profile, 06 Jul 2021; multimedios.com, 05 Jul 2021; mozzartsportke.com, 08 Feb 2021; vice.com, 02 Jun 2021)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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