:Pierre Aubameyang

{{Short description|Gabonese footballer (born 1965)}}

{{For|his son (b. 1989)|Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Pierre Aubameyang

| fullname = Pierre-François Aubameyang

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1965|5|29}}

| birth_place = Bitam, Gabon

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Centre-back, defensive midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1982–1984

| clubs1 = Malakoff

| caps1 = 40

| goals1 = 6

| years2 = 1984–1991

| clubs2 = Laval

| caps2 = 135

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 1991–1994

| clubs3 = Le Havre

| caps3 = 124

| goals3 = 15

| years4 = 1994–1995

| clubs4 = Toulouse

| caps4 = 45

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 1995

| clubs5 = Libreville

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1996

| clubs6 = Atlético Junior

| caps6 = 1

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 1996–1997

| clubs7 = Triestina

| caps7 = 18

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 1997–1998

| clubs8 = Nice

| caps8 = 28

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2001–2002

| clubs9 = Rouen

| caps9 = 29

| goals9 = 4

| totalcaps = 420

| totalgoals = 36

| nationalyears1 = 1985–1998

| nationalteam1 = Gabon

| nationalcaps1 = 29

| nationalgoals1 = 4

}}

Pierre-François Aubameyang (also spelled Aubame-Eyang; born 29 May 1965) is a Gabonese former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. He spent most of his career at French clubs Laval and Le Havre. At international level, he won 29 caps for the Gabon national team.{{cite web |last1=Mamrud |first1=Roberto |title=Gabon – Record International Players |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/gab-recintlp.html |website=RSSSF}} He is the father of Catilina, Willy and Pierre-Emerick.

During his time at Stade Lavallois, Aubameyang became so sick he could not walk. His then-teammate, Franck Leboeuf, claims that the malady was healed by a marabout with black magic after medical doctors could not cure him.{{cite news |last1=Laurens |first1=Julien |title=Witchcraft central to Paul Pogba blackmail saga, but it's nothing new in French football |url=https://africa.espn.com/football/france-fra/story/4754578/witchcraft-is-part-of-french-footballcentral-to-pogba-saga |access-date=29 September 2022 |agency=ESPN |date=29 September 2022}}

Post-playing career

Aubameyang worked as a scout for A.C. Milan.{{Cite web|url=http://archivio.lastampa.it/LaStampaArchivio/main/History/tmpl_viewObj.jsp|archivedate=18 February 2013|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130218122435/http://archivio.lastampa.it/LaStampaArchivio/main/History/tmpl_viewObj.jsp?objid=7433466|url-status=dead|title=Archivio – LASTAMPA.it|access-date=2 August 2012}}

In September 2018, he was reported to have become joint managers of the Gabon national team with Daniel Cousin.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45586307|title=Pierre Francois Aubameyang and Daniel Cousin take over Gabon|date=20 September 2018|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=26 August 2019}} However, a few days later, his son, Pierre-Emerick, said he had not accepted the position.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45605525|title=Aubameyang: My dad has not agreed to coach Gabon|date=21 September 2018|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=26 August 2019}} The Gabonese FA admitted they had made an error,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45614402|title=Gabon admits blunder over Aubameyang announcement|date=22 September 2018|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=26 August 2019}} and that Cousin was the sole manager.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45639976|title=Daniel Cousin confirmed as sole Gabon coach after Aubameyang announcement|date=25 September 2018|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=26 August 2019}}

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