Steve Mandanda

Steve Mandanda ( born March 28, 1985 in Kinshasa, Zaire ) is a French football goalkeeper, who plays for Olympique Marseille in the French Ligue 1. He also holds a Congolese passport.

Playing career

Association

Steve Mandanda comes from the French tradition of youth club Le Havre AC. There he was appointed to the first team in 2005 and played for two years with the team in Ligue 2 multiple could he excel there, so he was obliged by the French first division club Olympique Marseille in the summer of 2007. There he went as a nominally second goalie in the season, but was due to an injury of the root Keepers of the association, Cédric Carrasso beginning of the season regulars. Meanwhile, he has played for Olympique in the UEFA Cup and previously in the Champions League.

National

Mandanda took in 2006 at the U-21 European Championships in Portugal, where he came into the semi-finals with the French, he was four times used. On 5 February 2008, he played a half for the B national team of France in the friendly against DR Congo. On the opposite side played his younger brother Parfait. His first international game he played on 27 May 2008 in preparation game for the Euro 2008 against Ecuador, when he came on at half time for Sebastien Frey. France won 2-0. In the European Championship finals in 2008, he belonged to the French squad, but was not used. After the EM a generation change took place in goal for the French. From now on Mandanda struggling with just one year younger Hugo Lloris to the place as number 1 in the first two qualifying matches in September 2008 for the 2010 World Cup the goalkeepers stood at two games in the starting lineup. In his first competitive game for Les Bleus on 6 September 2008, he suffered a 1-3 defeat against Austria. In the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, he was part of the squad of Équipe Tricolore, but Hugo Lloris was given preference. So there was no use Mandanda.

Private

All his three younger brothers are also talented goalkeeper. Born in 1989 Parfait is Congolese goalkeeper, who some seven years younger old Riffi plays in the youth of the first division SM Caen and in the French U- 16th His youngest brother, of almost 13 years younger than Ever, playing as a goalkeeper for the Lusitano Saint -Maur, the four brothers form a small keeper dynasty.