Pierre Aubameyang

Pierre-François Aubameyang "Yaya" (also spelled Aubame-Eyang; born 29 May 1965) is a retired Gabonese international footballer who played as a midfielder. He also holds a French passport. He is the father of Catilina, Willy and Pierre-Emerick.

For his son (b. 1989), see Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Pierre Aubameyang
Personal information
Full name Pierre-François Aubameyang
Date of birth (1965-05-29) 29 May 1965
Place of birth Bitam, Gabon
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) (center midfielder)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1984 Malakoff 40 (6)
1984–1991 Laval 135 (4)
1991–1994 Le Havre 124 (15)
1994–1995 Toulouse 45 (3)
1995 Libreville 0 (0)
1996 Atlético Junior 1 (0)
1996–1997 Triestina 18 (3)
1997–1998 Nice 28 (1)
2001–2002 Rouen 29 (4)
National team
1985–1998 Gabon 80 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He won 80 caps for the Gabon national team. He spent most of his career at French team Stade Lavallois.

He worked as a scout for A.C. Milan.[1]

In September 2018, he was reported to have become joint managers of the Gabon national team with Daniel Cousin.[2] However, a few days later, his son, Pierre-Emerick, said he had not accepted the position.[3] The Gabonese FA admitted they had made an error,[4] and that Cousin was the sole manager.[5]

References
  2. "Pierre Francois Aubameyang and Daniel Cousin take over Gabon". BBC Sport. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. "Aubameyang: My dad has not agreed to coach Gabon". BBC Sport. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. "Gabon admits blunder over Aubameyang announcement". BBC Sport. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  5. "Daniel Cousin confirmed as sole Gabon coach after Aubameyang announcement". BBC Sport. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2019.


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