Fodé Mansaré

Fodé Mansaré
Fodé Mansaré en 2006 avec la sélection guinéenne
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-09-03) September 3, 1981
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Winger
Youth career
1997–1998 Atlético Coléah
1998–1999 Gazélec Ajaccio
1999–2001 Montpellier HSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Montpellier 121 (14)
2005–2011 Toulouse 135 (7)
2013–2014 Cacereño 1 (0)
National team‡
2001–2010 Guinea 55? (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 September 2015
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 September 2015

Fodé Mansaré (born September 3, 1981 in Conakry) is a Guinean former footballer who played as a winger.

Career

Club

Mansaré began his career with the Championnat National side Gazélec Ajaccio before moving to Montpellier HSC in 2001. He stayed at the Ligue 1 side until the end of the 2004/05 season when his side were relegated to Ligue 2.

Toulouse

In June 2005 Mansaré moved to French top-flight outfit Toulouse for €9m, where he has appeared in various UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup matches. Mansaré made his debut for Toulouse against AC Ajaccio where he assisted Toulouse's only goal of the match. Mansare scored his first goal against Nantes.

Due to Mansaré's impressive performances in 2008, many European teams such as Liverpool, Valencia, Sevilla, Werder Bremen and Hamburg were rumoured to be interested in purchasing him, and Sevilla offered €4m for Mansaré. Toulouse declined the offer as Mansaré was a key player in the starting line-up playing as right winger.

Mansaré was released in 2011 after six years at the French club.

Cacereño

After two years without a club, Mansaré signed for Spanish Segunda División B side CP Cacereño in August 2013.[1]

International

Mansaré was a regular for the Guinea national side. He was part of the Guinean 2004 African Cup of Nations team, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition, before losing in the quarter finals to Mali. He has played 55+ games and scored eight goals for the Guinea. He was also nominated best midfielder of the African Cup of Nations of 2006.

He was part of the Guinea squad for the 2008 African Cup of Nations but missed the first game against host nation Ghana due to suspension. He was restored to the starting eleven however for the match against Morocco and was replaced in the 78th minute by young defensive midfielder Mohamed Sakho following the sending-off of captain Pascal Feindouno.

References

  1. ↑ "Transfert : Fodé Mansaré rejoue au football". http://foot224.blogspot.fr/ (in French). foot224. Retrieved 17 September 2015. External link in |website= (help)
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