| Date of birth | (1924-03-06)6 March 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Villeneuve-de-Marsan, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 February 2015(2015-02-21) (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Biganos, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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André Carrère (Villeneuve-de-Marsan, 6 March 1924 - Biganos, 21 February 2015) was a French rugby union and league footballer. After making his rugby union debut for Stade Montois, he switched codes to rugby league in 1951, playing for Villeneuve-sur-Lot and was capped twice for France in 1953.
Born in Villeneuve-de-Marsan, where he discovered rugby union, Carrère joined the Stade Montois club, which was close to his hometown. In 1951, he switched to rugby league at Villeneuve-sur-Lot,[1] scouted by the doctor Pierre Mourgues.[2] In 1953, he was capped two times for the France national team.[3]
Outside of the pitch, he was a fusilier marin during his military service for the French Navy.[5] His brother, Robert Carrère, still played rugby union, disputed the final of the French Rugby Union Championshipin1953 playing for Stade Montois.
