Steve Mandanda
Football career
Mandanda made his league début for Le Havre in August 2005, and it wasn't until his fourth match that he conceded his first goal. He played 30 league matches that season and 37 in 2006-07. He won a chance to sign for Marseille in summer 2007. Mandanda also had an unsuccessful trial at Aston Villa F.C. prior to the 2007/2008 season. During the beginning of the season, he was supposed to be an understudy to Cedric Carraso. However Carraso injured his knee and was out for six months. Mandanda was installed as the first choice keeper and particpated in Ligue 1, Champions League and UEFA Cup matches.
Steve Mandanda biography
Football career
Mandanda made his league début for Le Havre in August 2005, and it wasn't until his fourth match that he conceded his first goal. He played 30 league matches that season and 37 in 2006-07. He won a chance to sign for Marseille in summer 2007. Mandanda also had an unsuccessful trial at Aston Villa F.C. prior to the 2007/2008 season. During the beginning of the season, he was supposed to be an understudy to Cedric Carraso. However Carraso injured his knee and was out for six months. Mandanda was installed as the first choice keeper and particpated in Ligue 1, Champions League and UEFA Cup matches.
On 5 March 2008 Mandanda joined Marseille on a permanent four year contract.
International career
He has won a number of caps for the France national under-21 football team and was named the French squad for the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
For the first time, in 2007, he took part in the French A-squad pre-selection.
He played in a friendly match with France B national football team against Congo DR national football team on 5 February 2008, in which he was substituted at half time, and his younger brother Parfait Mandanda came on for Congo. He made his full international debut on 27 May 2008 in a 2-0 victory against Ecuador national football team in a Euro 2008 warm-up friendly, coming on as a half-time substitute for Sébastien Frey, and was subsequently nominated as the third-choice goalkeeper in the UEFA Euro 2008 squads France for Euro 2008.
He started the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign as France's first-choice goalkeeper, making his competitive international debut on 6 September 2008 in their opening qualifier against Austria national football team by allowing 3 goals.
Personal life
Steve Mandanda has three younger brothers. They are all highly skilled goalkeepers : Parfait Mandanda, 18, FC_Girondins_de_Bordeaux and Congo DR national football team goalkeeper ; Riffi, 15, SM Caen, and goalkeeper of the France national football team and Ever, 9, Lusitanos Saint-Maur.
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Mandanda
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