Pierre Bini
Pierre Bini was a French footballer from Laragne-Montéglin. He is the father of Bruno Bini.
He spent most of his career as a center half or right winger at Stade de Reims, where initially he was nicknamed Le chèvre because of his long legs, but soon became the darling of fans at Auguste-Delaune Stadium.
Bini played one season with the AS Saint-Etienne during the season 1951–1952 before ending his playing career due to multiple knee injuries.
Bini then developed a family business before entering politics, and was mayor of Laragne-Montéglin, Vice President of General Council of the Hautes-Alpes and a Regional Adviser. Today the stadium in his hometown is named Stade Pierre-Bini.
Clubs
- Laragne Sports
- Équipe fédérale Marseille-Provence
- AS Clermont-Ferrand
- Stade de Reims
- AS Saint-Étienne
- Arago Sport Orléanais
Literature
- Jean Cornu: Les grandes équipes françaises de football. Famot, Genève 1978
- Pascal Grégoire-Boutreau/Tony Verbicaro: Stade de Reims - une histoire sans fin. Cahiers intempestifs, Saint-Étienne 2001
- Michel Hubert/Jacques Pernet: Stade de Reims. Sa légende. Atelier Graphique, Reims 1992
- L'Équipe : Stade de Reims. Un club à la Une. L'Équipe, Issy-les-Moulineaux 2006
- Lucien Perpère/Victor Sinet/Louis Tanguy: Reims de nos amours. 1931/1981 – 50 ans de Stade de Reims. Alphabet Cube, Reims 1981
- Jacques and Thomas Poncelet: Supporters du Stade de Reims 1935–2005. Eigenverlag, Reims 2005