Frédéric Mendy (footballer, born 1973)

Frédéric Mendy (born 29 November 1973) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played 339 matches in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 for FC Martigues, SC Bastia and Montpellier HSC between 1993 and 2007.

Frédéric Mendy
Mendy in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-11-29) 29 November 1973
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender[1]
Team information
Current team
Montpellier Féminines (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1997 FC Martigues 94 (2)
1997–2004 Bastia 157 (2)
2004–2007 Montpellier 88 (3)
Total 339 (7)
Managerial career
2019– Montpellier (women)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial career

In 2019, Mendy was appointed manager of the Montpellier women's team.[2]

Personal life

Mendy was born in France, and is of Senegalese descent.[3] When David Ginola collapsed during a charity football match in 2016, Mendy performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), which cardiac surgeon Gilles Dreyfus claimed saved Ginola from death or at the least permanent brain damage.[4]

References

  1. "Frédéric Mendy". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. Rouaba, Ahmed (26 September 2020). "Mendys of the match: An 11 like no other". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. "Top 10 : les Mendy - Les Cahiers du football". www.cahiersdufootball.net.
  4. Byrne, Paul (20 May 2016). "David Ginola's life was saved by bystander who performed CPR on pitch". mirror. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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