Oliver Bonding entered the ITF event in France and was unseeded The young Brit drew sixth seed and fellow Briton Ben Jones in the first round as neither player could get a decisive break In the breaker Bonding edged through and took the lead Bonding managed to secure a break of serve and move into the next round in straight sets 7-6(4) The second round saw Bonding against Frenchman Thomas Deschamps The 17-year-old Brit broke serve in the first set and held on to take the lead The second set was much closer as Deschamps attempted a fightback In the breaker the Brit edged through to move into the next round in straight sets 6-4 In the quarter-final the Brit was against wildcard entrant Pierre Faut The Frenchman stayed toe-to-toe with Bonding in the first set The 17-year-old Brit dominated the breaker and took the lead The second set saw the Brit break serve of Faut and move into the next round 7-6(2) The semi-final saw the young Brit against the top seed and fellow Briton Emile Hudd The first set saw both fighting hard and a tiebreak ensued who found the 17-year-old to strong in the second set Bonding dominated and moved into the final in straight sets 7-6(3) In the final Bonding was against French eighth seed Axel Garcian The first set saw the Brit break serve early and the seed could not get the break back The second set saw Garcian start the better breaking Bonding early and taking a very early lead dragging himself back into the set and levelling up the scoreline The breaker saw the score go back and forth before Bonding managed to secure the break The young Brit secured his first ITF World Tour title in straight sets 6-3 Peter Alam was defeated by Axel Garcian in the first round in Lannion 6-3 Hamish Stewart was defeated by Axel Garcian in the semi-final in Lannion 6-4 Charles Broom was defeated by Richard Gasquet in the first round in Pau 6-3 Jacob Fearnley was defeated by Lukas Klein in the quarter-final in Pau 6-3 Arthur Fery was defeated by Patrick Zahraj in the quarter-final in Pau 6-3 Jay Clarke was defeated by Masamichi Imamura in the first round in Pune 7-6(2) Billy Harris was defeated by Brandon Holt in the quarter-final in Pune 4-6 Millen Hurrion was defeated by Frederico Ferreira Silva in the second round in Vila Real de Santo Antonio 6-3 Ryan Peniston was defeated by Gastao Elias in the final in Vila Real de Santo Antonio 6-2 Matthew Summers was defeated by Cannon Kingsley in the first round in Naples Blu Baker was defeated by Felix Corwin in the second round in Naples Oliver Crawford was defeated by Darwin Blanch in the final in Vilena 1-6 James Beavan was defeated by Melios Efstathiou in the first round in Pretoria 6-2 Marelie Raath was defeated by Angelina Wirges in the first round in Pretoria 7-6(7) Naiktha Bains was defeated by Shiho Akita in the first round in Burnie 6-2 Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" document.getElementById('newsnowlogo').onclick=function(){ window.open('http://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/Sport','newsnow'); }; document.getElementById('newsnowlogo').style.cursor='pointer'; document.getElementById('newsnowlogo_a').style.textDecoration='none'; document.getElementById('newsnowlogo_a').style.borderBottom='0 none'; kofiwidget2.init('Support Britwatch on Ko-fi' amzn_assoc_ad_type ="responsive_search_widget"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id ="httpwwwbritwa-21"; amzn_assoc_marketplace ="amazon"; amzn_assoc_region ="GB"; amzn_assoc_placement =""; amzn_assoc_search_type = "search_widget";amzn_assoc_width ="auto"; amzn_assoc_height ="auto"; amzn_assoc_default_search_category =""; amzn_assoc_default_search_key ="";amzn_assoc_theme ="dark"; amzn_assoc_bg_color ="000000"; Labels: EPIC,Photonics Bretagne As thermal imaging becomes increasingly important across industries... 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Website design and build by MM Design Teams from the Nokia-Saclay site will cooperate with those in Lannion to provide advice and analysis in risk management and security of communication networks. The expertise of Nokia Bell Labs will support them in this consulting activity Job offers within the Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security are available HERE Translated from Le Centre européen d'excellence en cybersécurité de Nokia lancé à Lannion Votre source d'information sur l'intelligence artificielle et ses avancées iXblue (Lannion, France) has acquired optical components and instrumentation maker Kylia (Pessac, France) and Muquans (Talence which produces integrated quantum instrumentation Kylia develops and manufactures optical components and instruments based on ultra-precise assembly technology The products marketed by Kylia are used by industrial manufacturers in the fields of fiber-optic telecommunications The new entity for iXblue will further strengthen the photonics strategic axis with more than 160 people spread over 4 industrial sites in France generating a turnover of more than 35 M€ in instruments Source: iXblue press release SEIA has earned numerous awards for its work and company culture and was named The association was named a Top Workplace for two years in a row by the Washington Post and earned a Best Nonprofit to Work For award by the Nonprofit Times As Congress gears up to consider a tax package that will address credits for solar and storage there are no shortage of talking points about the industry that lack context and are often .. Solar energy is surging in every corner of the country helping lower utility bills and improve grid reliability in every state only three states had more than 1 gigawatt (GW) .. Follow SEIA on social media to get the latest solar and storage updates The Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA) is leading the transformation to a clean energy economy SEIA works with its 1,200 member companies and other strategic partners to fight for policies that create jobs in every community and shape fair market rules that promote competition and the growth of reliable SEIA is the national trade association for the solar and solar + storage industries building a comprehensive vision for the Solar+ Decade through research one of the fastest growing companies in the European solar industry proudly announces the successful acquisition of the French manufacturer Sillia VL including the Lannion production site in Brittany RECOM not only commits to invest and further develop these facilities but is also undertaking all the obligations for the 44 employees of the factory and will continue to promote the significance of European based module manufacturing that insures jobs and confirms the importance of quality made in Europe RECOM has made its mark in the solar power industry by growing as a PV module manufacturer and an IPP with worldwide presence With European production expanding now to three EU countries secured financial stability as well as a proven track record in projects worldwide RECOM has strengthened its strategic European and global potential and position in the solar world and soon became one of the main actors in the French PV market The production site in Lannion has at the moment three independent production lines RECOM plans to upgrade it to 150 MW through continuous investments in modern equipment and automated production tools as well as enhanced quality control procedures during and after production ensuring high quality end products to customers  “The main priority for the next couple of weeks will be for us to achieve a deeper understanding of Sillia’s organizational culture and to match the administrative systems of both companies as to ensure the success of our recent acquisition” says RECOM CEO Sillia currently has a pipeline of 197 MW of projects that have to be delivered within the coming 8 months and our experts are reorganizing production in order to ensure timely and smooth deliveries RECOM is committed to strengthen its position on the French market the leading solar panel provider for this highly demanding market contribute to its growth by producing premium PV modules and pursuing new expansion horizons RECOM has marked a fast and steady growth from a PV module manufacturer to an IPP RECOM’s business philosophy is focusing on promoting cost-efficient environmentally friendly solutions and state-of-the-art production of PV modules in Europe and Asia Sign up for the SEIA Weekly Array to get the latest solar and storage news straight to your inbox Phone 202-682-0556 Email info@seia.org The death comes two days after a France Telecom employee in Marseille was saved at the last minute from taking his life Unions blame the suicides on stress linked to restructuring paid a visit to the Lannion operation after learning of the latest death The company said the 48-year-old employee had been off sick for a month Unions called for protests on Tuesday next week to press for better working conditions The former state-run company laid off 22,000 people from 2006-2008 Copyright © techoraco and its affiliated companies 2025 This move strengthens connectivity between the US and Europe, offering businesses in New Jersey and New York City direct access to Colt’s high-performance network Apollo South, part of Colt’s five transatlantic subsea cable systems secure interconnectivity with thousands of locations across Europe The connectivity news and insights that matter - straight to your inbox The transatlantic route is one of the most in-demand in the world Colt’s COO said: "Today’s thriving businesses operate as part of an interconnected global economy secure and high-performing access to digital services “This latest strategic move for us connecting Apollo South to NJFX offers more businesses effortless access to Colt’s powerful our deep commitment to sustainability and unrivalled customer experience." Colt enables businesses—particularly in financial services and manufacturing—to benefit from ultra-reliable NJFX tenants and Colt customers can now access Colt’s Wave, IP, and Ethernet services with bandwidths of up to 100Gb The direct termination at NJFX allows businesses in New Jersey and New York to seamlessly connect to global hubs via Colt’s network The enhanced infrastructure provides greater security and real-time flexibility—key advantages for organisations relying on fast CEO of NJFX added: "With NJFX and Colt customers now having enhanced network access directly in New Jersey approximately three miles from the Apollo South cable landing station we are setting new standards for network transparency and resilience “This strategic connection empowers businesses to scale confidently while benefiting from a secure high-quality infrastructure that supports their global connectivity needs." This expansion follows Colt’s recent move into NYSE reinforcing its commitment to high-performance global connectivity 7,000km length (part of the 13,000km Apollo system) Colt expands fibre optic network, boosting data traffic on transatlantic route Colt DCS plans new data centre in Chennai India Colt, Nokia, and Windstream complete first-ever 800GbE service trial between London and Chicago You have reached the limit for gifting for this month At the core of the protests lies a comprehensive report compiled and published by center-right Les Républicains Senators in March the extensive report was concluded after numerous hearings involving medical professionals social and educational associations and other experts the report delves into the scientific and medical discourse surrounding gender identity and sex change in children Senators point to a notable uptake in the number of French children identifying as transgender over the past decade referencing a testimony from Professor David Cohen head of the child psychiatry department at Pitié-Salpêtrière who disclosed receiving approximately 40 new consultation requests annually with 16 percent of patients being under the age of 12 Scopes arrested for teaching evolution in TN public schools The 25th anniversary of the twinning of Caerphilly and Lannion towns has been commemorated with a plaque and four-day visit by residents of the French town after a delegation from the French town headed to Wales looking for a partnership with a local town A special plaque was unveiled on Caerphilly Library by two pioneers of the twinning arrangement Cllr Phil Bevan and former councillor Jean-Jacques Monnier as Caerphilly Castle flew a Breton flag from one of its towers for the duration of the four-day visit A group of 47 visitors enjoyed a series of events over the weekend of July 22 including trips to Abergavenny – where the national Eistedfodd is currently being held – Cosmeston Lakes The group also got up-close-and-personal with local folk dance group Dawnswyr Nantgarw at a social evening in Llanbradach The visit concluded with a gala dinner in Caerphilly Castle with entertainment from the Aber Valley Male Voice Choir Possibly inspired by the recent exploits of the Welsh football team the home side narrowly won the traditional Cy Collins boules trophy for the first time in several years All our Breton visitors thoroughly enjoyed each of the activities we arranged for them as well as the social evenings I must sincerely thank the host families for their hospitality and the committee who worked diligently throughout the year In my opinion it was the best ever visit.” and who cares that some of these people who purport to represent our town on trips to France have actually had a fat cheque from the Town council Rates to do so You must be logged in to post a comment According to the French photovoltaic magazine photovoltaic module manufacturer Recom Sillia was declared liquidated by the Commercial Court of Saint-Brieuc leading to the closure of its Sillia module factory in France Sillia acquired the photovoltaic module factory in Lannion from the German company Bosch Group Sillia was acquired by another Recom subsidiary when its module production capacity was only 50MW making Recom Sillia the only and largest Bloomberg Tier 1 photovoltaic module manufacturer in Europe Europe has recently seen multiple closures of photovoltaic module factories resulting in a total loss of 3GW of module capacity since the second half of 2023 as reported by the European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) These include the largest module manufacturer Meyerberger Solarwatt with capacities of more than 100 megawatts Germany and France.This is due to bankruptcies or shutdowns amid intense market competition and inadequate support policies forcing more photovoltaic enterprises out of Europe Recom's module production will move from France to Italy The company is set to soon complete the technical upgrade of this factory and resume operations at its module production facility in Padua the lack of action on renewable energy challenges by the French government was a primary reason for Recom's management decision to leave France the French Minister of Economy and Finance announced government support for "Made in France" photovoltaic modules through subsidies and revised carbon content standards France will also strengthen carbon content standards in government tenders for rooftop photovoltaic projects and increase incentives for the use of "low-carbon" photovoltaic modules in small ground-mounted projects To achieve a doubling of the annual installation capacity of solar power plants in France to 6GW the French government plans to fund two photovoltaic modulemanufacturing plants led by French startups Carbon SAS and HoloSolis SAS with a total investment of 2.2 billion euros (approximately 17.246 billion yuan) providing them with tax credits and additional financial support the disappointment has not accumulated overnight; previously mentioned CRE tender regulations have continuously been unimplemented and the government's longstanding indifferent attitude towards renewable energy has exhausted Recom's patience TrendForce’s latest findings reveal that government incentives in China are boosting ...more... As soon as they receive their package of clothes or shoes, customers can check how they fit in spacious booths, equipped with mirrors and painted in the traditional canary yellow of La Poste, the state-owned postal service. If they want to return them, they may do so without leaving the building. Between 20 and 30 per cent of clothing and shoe purchases are sent back by disappointed customers, according to trade figures. E-commerce grew 10 per cent to account for 12.5 per cent of all retail trade last year, the industry said. Bricks-and-mortar retailers fear the new service will encourage even more shoppers away from the high streetALAIN JOCARD/AFP/GETTY IMAGES“The idea is to simplify the lives Qualcomm Communications is to open a new 5G research and development (R&D) centre in France to work on the future evolution of 5G and beyond The announcement comes after a meeting between Qualcomm’s CEO-elect minister delegate for industry in the French Government The 5G R&D centre builds on Qualcomm’ strong presence in France over the last 20 years as the company has had existing facilities both in Paris-Region and Sophia Antipolis for more than 20 years The new centre will be co-located in Lannion in Brittany and Issy-Les-Moulineaux in the Paris-Region Lannion is a centre for telecoms engineering excellence and a European technology hub Qualcomm Communications has been working with the French Government to boost Lannion as a leading telecom engineering hub and retain top talent and technological expertise in this area “This new centre will serve to further strengthen our R&D capabilities within the European region and help us to remain at the forefront of technology innovation globally Our new 5G R&D facility in France joins our European network of R&D facilities The work done in each of our European R&D facilities has worldwide impact,” said Enrico Salvatori “Our very first office in Europe was opened in France over 20 years ago and this new 5G R&D facility strengthens our relationship with both France and Europe Europe is fast becoming an epicentre for technology R&D leadership and we are incredibly proud to be part of it,” said Wassim Chourbaji said: “France already has a leading technical engineering infrastructure in place so it is a natural fit for this new 5G R&D hub The 5G R&D team will be working on advanced systems engineering to help define the future of 5G and beyond – and the new centre is a tremendous opportunity for the individuals involved and for the company.” www.qualcomm.com The company has applied to the French regulator for permission to run the trial network in Lannion The need for permission is because Orange will be signing up real-life business customers and consumers to use the network “It is Europe’s first 5G standalone end-to-end network operating in a cloud-native mode,” Michaël Trabbia the group’s chief technology and innovation officer told Capacity in a pre-briefing ahead of today’s announcement The technology is maturing fast but it is still not carrier-grade.” not just the radio access network (RAN) but the core the operational support system (OSS) and the devices That means it is not just an open RAN system but applies the principles to the core too “We have deployed a fully automated core,” said Elisabeth Py (pictured) Orange’s 5G next-generation operator project director “It is a blueprint for the next generation of agile networks,” added Trabbia One of the crucial aspects of the trial is to test how different vendors’ components work together The Lannion network will use Mavenir cloud 5G kit HPE for the cloud software-defined network (SDN) Amdocs business support systems (BSS) and Xiaomi devices Orange will carry out interoperability tests between devices and the RAN “Softwarised networks need physical elements Orange is using the Linux Foundation’s Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) “There are some key components built by Orange around artificial intelligence (AI) and security though the Urban Dictionary online says pikeo is a person “that is unstoppable by human ability” The name “was selected by the project team The company hopes to expand Pikeo to further locations in France in 2022 ,“and maybe other countries” “We want to test use cases and test network slicing” He emphasised that Orange will not take Pikeo into account in the short term when it builds its 5G core network “Pikeo will come later.” But “by 2025 100% of the new equipment [in Orange] will be open RAN” and will move to cloud-based architecture “We don’t believe we are ready today — that’s why we are building this experimental network,” he said “We don’t necessarily have all the answers today One of the challenges is that Orange will need people with new skills to build and run the future networks A new kind of network needs both skills brought together.”   Labels: IDIL Fibres Optiques,Patrice Le Boudec,EPIC,European Photonics Industry Association,fiber optics,laser More Products PMF Option Now Available on Yenista Optics Bandpass Filters a leading manufacturer of fiber optic test and measurement equipment has added the PMF option on its manual optical tunable bandpass filter This option offers an optimized wavelength range over the C-band from 1525 nm to 1570 nm and passband adjustment from 0.25 to 45 nm The standard WSM-160 was designed to enable engineers to extract channels with low insertion loss and no signal distortion thanks to its flat-top shape It is particularly well suited for studying new modulation formats The 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You can view it at the link below:View PDFIf you can not access the report, please contact ariana.lynn@thefastmode.com Get updates and alertsdelivered to your inbox 09-28-2011INFOGRAPHIC OF THE DAY The Submarine Cable Map visualizes exactly how and where your Google searches and LOLcat pics ping around the planet BY John Pavlus complete with color-coded interactive visuals stretches 13,000 km to connect homely Manasquan The map is technically a schematic diagram visualizing the cable connections for optimal readability–the lines don’t represent the cables’ actual physical locations But that won’t stop cartography dorks from having hours of fun diving deep into the minutiae of global networking And casual observers can glean interesting cocktail-party nuggets Did you know Antarctica is the only continent without a hard line web connection Or that the northernmost node of the World Wide Web sits at Svalbard maybe you attend different cocktail parties than I do but the Submarine Cable Map is still a great piece of design if only for illuminating the physical connections that you take for granted every time you open your web browser [See more of the Submarine Cable Map] The final deadline for Fast Company’s Brands That Matter Awards is Friday, May 30, at 11:59 p.m. PT. 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Become a member today an entourage from Brittany came to Caerphilly as part of the town’s twinning arrangement with Lannion Caerphilly has been twinned with Lannion since 1991 while Llanbradach has been twinned with Ploubezre The arrangement was created by the Caerphilly and District Twinning Association while their Breton counterparts come to Wales on alternate years The twinning also sees Llanbradach Junior footballers take on Breton opposition each year Members of the association last visited Brittany in 2019 – with Covid stopping the exchange visits in 2020 and 2021 around 30 Breton visitors were welcomed to Caerphilly County Borough for a long weekend A welcome meeting in Llanbradach saw gifts exchanged between Llanbradach Community Council and Ploubezre council as well as between Caerphilly Town Council and Lannion council A game of boules was contested between the hosts and their guests – with the Bretons coming away with a narrow 5-4 win the Bretons also visited the Museum of Welsh Life at St Fagans and Cyfartha Castle in Merthyr Tydfil as well as taking a ride on the Brecon Mountain Railway The exchange visits usually end with a meal at Caerphilly Castle’s Great Hall – but due to the ongoing renovation works there it was held at Llanbradach Community Centre instead The meal was then followed by folk dancing who is the chair of the twinning association said: “This year’s visit was complicated by the fact that Covid is still with us but in spite of this the visit went very well “Twinning is an excellent way of getting to know local people in a way that you cannot do on a traditional holiday.  A lot of our members now have many friends in Brittany friendships that have lasted over many years.” Cllr Mann continued: “There are many similarities between Wales and Brittany. The Welsh Breton and Cornish languages are related and you can see that in the place names.  Much of the geography is similar and the Breton National Anthem shares the same tune and similar words as the Welsh Anthem.  Many older people may remember the Sioni Wnion (Johnny Onion) men coming to Wales “I would like to thank all our members for their support in hosting our guests.  Without the hosting the exchanges would not work.” He added: “We are looking forward to making a return visit to Brittany next year.  We always welcome new members and any everyone will be encouraged to take part in next year’s visit.” Anyone interested in joining the twinning association can visit the association’s Facebook page or contact Cllr Mann on 07500 057096 Support quality, independent, local journalism…that mattersFrom just £1 a month you can help fund our work – and use our website without adverts.Become a member today The course is Vodafone’s move to address an emerging shortage of young people coming into the industry whose age profile is heavily skewed to men approaching retirement senior manager for submarine engineering at the company Vodafone told Capacity: “They will be based initially at the cable station in Bude but will have the opportunity to experience all aspects of the industry They will be based at the cable landing station at Bude on the coast of Cornwall in the south-west of the UK from Visit Cornwall) are also famous for surfing More importantly for Vodafone and its new apprentices it has been the landing point of a number of cables for more than 20 years One of the oldest is a Global Crossing cable to Belport Apollo was built by Alcatel Submarine Networks in 2003 for Cable & Wireless It connects New Jersey in the US with Bude in the UK and Lannion in France Vodafone said its new apprentices will take a five-year course leading to a degree in electromechanical engineering with Blackpool & Flyde College remote learning will be an essential component The company has not yet decided whether it will recruit more submarine network engineering apprentices in 2023 One of the challenges in the shortage of space at the Bude cable landing station Gilles Horowitz obtained a master's degree in physics from the University of Paris 7 in 1972 and a DEA in solid state physics from the same university in 1973 He defended his thesis in semiconductor physics in 1975 following an internship at the Centre National d'Etude des Télécommunications in Lannion (Côtes d'Armor) he joined the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) as a research fellow which led to the defense of a state thesis on the photo-electrochemical conversion of solar energy in 1981 he joined the Molecular Materials Laboratory in Thiais (Val de Marne) In 1988 he launched a research program on organic electronics which led one year later to the realization of one of the very first organic field effect transistors He was then appointed to the University of Paris Diderot in 2000 where he was a professor between 2005 and 2008 He led a team of four researchers and professors five PhD students and two post-doctoral researchers he joined the Laboratoire de Physique des Interfaces et des Couches Minces at École Polytechnique in the Large Surface Electronics Applications group His current research interests include the modification of interfaces in organic electronic devices using self-assembled layers and the theoretical modeling of the operation of these devices he launched a program on the realization of biological sensors built on organic transistors He is author or co-author of more than 200 publications and communications in international journals or conference proceedings He has been involved in teaching organic electronics since 2004 Gilles Horowitz retired in July 2014 and is since then Director of Research Emeritus at CNRS The black and white flag of Brittany is flying over Caerphilly Castle this week The flag is flying alongside the Welsh flag to commemorate the twinning arrangement between Caerphilly and Lannion – a town in Brittany the Welsh Government body that manages the castle agreed to fly the flag once again following a suggestion by Councillor Phil Bevan visitors from the Caerphilly and District Twinning Association visit Brittany every other year while Breton visitors come to Caerphilly in return which is a region in the west of France with a strong celtic identity and culture will be able to come to Caerphilly in 2021 The association set up the link between Caerphilly and Lannion in 1991 while Llanbradach’s link with Ploubezre The link has seen a number of exchanges between the two communities, including Llanbradach Football Club travelling to the area to face Breton side AS Servel Lannion the road between the Llanbradach bypass and the Wingfield traffic lights was renamed ‘Rue de Ploubezre’ (French for ‘Ploubezre Street’) to commemorate the twinning arrangement the inner part of the castle is currently closed to visitors while new paths are being laid the outer part of the castle remains open and is currently free to enter without the need to book in advance 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the 14th of April It was a real culture shock for them to have wear a school uniform they attended class and visited Damer House They had a trip to the Rock Of Cashel on Tuesday and did the Viking Splash Tour in Dublin on Wednesday both the Irish and French students went to Birr Outdoor Education Centre for team games and then had a picnic in the gardens of Birr Castle.On Friday April 13th before trying their hand at hurling and Irish dancing after a fun-filled week in their respective schools All students had a great time and the experience was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone who participated Deegan for organising the trip and encouraging us to take part The students who were involved in the exchange from Coláiste Phobal Ros Cré were: Amy Parlon " + $(".testo_articolo").html().replace(//g please subscribe and support local journalism Subscribing will allow you access to all of our premium content and archived articles To continue reading this article for FREE,please kindly register 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discover or re-discover the career in “Rouge et Noir” of a former Stade Rennais player: Breton striker Pierre-Yves André Pierre-Yves André didn’t go through the traditional journey of a professional player one of the most iconic figures of Breton football who first detected the pace of the young player from the Cotes d’Armor at a time where he had abandoned his dreams of playing football at professional level and played in DSR (Regional league) at US Lannion: “I wanted to follow the footsteps of my big brother and become a sports teacher The recruiters from the Academies had not spotted me football was only about having a laugh with friends” Stade Rennes proposed him to join the club for a training camp in May 1993 André gave it a go and scored three of the four goals of his team during detection friendly The leap forward was very close: “I was in touch with Nantes But the club that was based nearby where I lived never showed any interest in me (i.e.:Guingamp).There was only a slight contact through Philippe Le Meur I found it a bit harsh but it doesn’t disturb me that much It would simply have made it easier for my family as they wouldn’t have needed to drive 300 kilometres in order to come and see me play” the young Rennes striker joked at the time to join the bigger regional neighbour led by Michel le Milinaire his long and terrific dribbling ability and his great heading ability would accelerate the evolution of his career Pierre-Yves played his first professional game against Valenciennes in D2 he scored his first professional goal in Saint-Brieuc (2-2) he signed his first three-year professional contract and experienced soon after the joys of a promotion to Division 1 “Pierrot” ended up playing 25 league games and scoring five goals it is during the 1994-1995 season that Pierre-Yves André discovered the D1 during a first match day in Saint- Étienne (1-1) he was soon rewarded with a first France U21 call-up for a game against the Czech Republic in Royan the player had jumped from the Regional divisions of Brittany to the French U21 national team via the French top flight Pierre-Yves André proved a nightmare for the oppositions’ defences allowing him to exploit any counter-attack to the fullest helped towards his club’s very good early season The former Lannion man impressed and succeeded in everything he tried Wiltord and André managed wonders for SRFC’s return to the top flight.Soon André scored his first goal in D1 during the tenth game week despite a defeat against the FC Metz (1-2) Able to play equally as well on a wing or as a centre forward the Breton striker made the most of a deflected shot by Jocelyn Gourvennec to open his tally in the first division Pierre-Yves André immediately found his place in the first division playing without complex and showing great qualities of courage His complementarity with Marco Grassi was obvious: “With Marco He takes space and he is a true anchor man even though our complementarity in Sochaux (i.e.: During the fifth game week SRFC won 3-1) was mainly reflected by individual actions He has the same understanding with Samuel Michel and Sylvain Wiltord » Michel le Millinaire trusted him implicitly The thundering Rennes winger often distanced his closest opponent by five or ten meters and did his best to finish his solitary raids in the most adequate way Pierre-Yves André finally played thirty-three games and scored five goals for his first season in the French elite For his second season at the highest level of French football he showed his goal scoring ability as soon as the second game week during a Rennes victory against AS Cannes (3-2) before doing it again a few game weeks later at the Parc des Princes (1-1) Pierre-Yves André was a man of wide spaces with no equivalent in terms of speed he earned the club a short but precious victory through a header against Nice (1-0) if not the most beautiful in his professional career: a lobbed pass by Jean-Pierre Cyprien landed on Jean-Luc Sassus who pushed the ball in desperation towards the Lannionais placed a reversed left-footed volley as pure as it was limpid A spectacular and highly efficient gesture which even managed to amaze the Gerland supporters (2-2).The following week Pierre-Yves André scored yet another goal against Lens (2-1) the big lad off less than twenty years thought he was dreaming when he discovered alongside his Rennes team-mate Sylvain Wiltord the hushed charms of Clairefontaine for a first France U21 gathering Just one season in second division had made him a regular at the France headquarters Numerous travels completed his apprenticeship the main objective of Pierre-Yves André was to play in the Atlanta Olympic Games with the French U21 team in order to …”See Carl Lewis My first memory of the Olympic games was him I could already picture myself in the stadium with my camera… The dream would be even crazier if I could get on the track next to him” a nasty groin injury shattered his childhood dream André had managed his best season to date with the red and black shirt on scoring six times in thirty six league games.During the following season Pierre-Yves André may have managed his best ever game with the Breton side during a sublime victory against the Olympique de Marseille (4-2) on the twenty-third game week the former Lanionnais was twirling across the pitch scored once and launched Stéphane Guivarc’h for a phenomenal hat-trick The season proved particularly difficult for Rennes however Yves Colleu didn’t manage to get the best out of his squad Pierre-Yves André was still attracting a lot of interest and particularly Paris Saint-Germain – who designed him as one of their priority targets – wanted to signed the Breton striker But André still owed a year of contract to the SRFC and his statistics were pretty average with twenty nine games for only one goal « I’ve been in Rennes since four and a half years now I never thought I would turn professional when I played for Lannion in the DSR I wanted to have a career as an educator and become a sports teacher I only played football for leisure on the Sundays I learnt to live with obligation of results If only I could not leave my Brittany… Unfortunately the life of a footballer looks like a traveller’s I dream of earning numerous victories and titles” After four full seasons at the Stade Rennais Pierre-Yves André was clearly looking for a new challenge elsewhere.Nearly 23 years old the SRFC left winger was valued at 10 million of francs (about 1.5 million euros) in the transfer market despite a rather disappointing final season which reflected the efficiency of André’s runs on the left flank and the rarity of forwards as fast as him Capable of great accelerations and gifted with extraordinary pace Pierre-Yves André remembered: “When I was six This is what matters in football these days” Still contracted with the Stade Rennais and announced as a target for many clubs by the French press Pierre-Yves André eventually left his Brittany and travelled all across France to join Bastia following the advice of his number one advisor The negotiations were difficult between the two clubs however Rennes would only part with their player for a fee around eight million francs (about 1.2 million euros) while the club from Corsica only proposed six million (a bit under 1 million euros) The two clubs eventually agreed on the fee of 8 million francs requested by the Breton club.« We made a big effort for him » reacted too late with a personal phone call to the new Bastia player but Pierre-Yves would make sure to honour his agreement with Bastia They’ve already found a little house for me Pierre-Yves André eventually played for five clubs all along a decent professional career spending ten years in Corsica where he became the “favourite” of the Stade Furiani 18 goals)1997-2001 : SC Bastia2001-2003 : FC Nantes-Atlantique2003 : Bolton Wanderers (England)2003-2004 : EA Guingamp2004-2010 : SC Bastia