Éric Rabésandratana
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 September 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Épinay-sur-Seine, France | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Saint-Ouen l'Aumône | |||
1989–1990 |
Nancy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1997 |
Nancy | 231 | (35) |
1997–2001 | Paris Saint-Germain | 101 | (5) |
2001–2002 | AEK Athens | 0 | (0) |
2002–2004 | Châteauroux | 28 | (1) |
2004–2007 | Mons | 74 | (6) |
2008-2013 | Agioi | 91 | (8) |
Total | 434 | (47) | |
International career | |||
1991–1994 | France U21 / Olympic | ||
2007 | Madagascar | 1[a] | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2014–2015 |
Miami City Champions (assistant) | ||
2021–2022 | Madagascar (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Éric Rabésandratana (born 18 September 1972) is a professional
In a 17-year professional career he appeared in 191
Club career
Born in
In 1997 Rabésandratana moved to
After a turbulent season with Greece's AEK Athens,[5] Rabésandratana returned home and signed with lowly LB Châteauroux. Two years after he moved to Belgium with R.A.E.C. Mons, which he helped promote in his second year, going on to be mainly used as a substitute during his spell.
International career
In 2007, Rabésandratana played for the Madagascar national team in a friendly with Toulouse FC, but this was never sanctioned by FIFA.
Coaching career
Rabésandratana retired professionally in 2007 at the age of 35, and focused on obtaining his coaching degree. He began working as a manager with the under-18 team at Jeunesse Sportive Juridiction de Saint-Émilion.[6]
In 2014, Rabésandratana co-founded the United States Champions Soccer Academy with fellow former footballer
In April 2021, the Malagasy Football Federation announced Rabésandratana would serve as caretaker manager for Madagascar, following Nicolas Dupuis' suspension.[9]
Notes
References
- ^ Portraits d’anciens du PSG: Cissé, Rabesandratana (Profiles of PSG oldies: Cissé, Rabesandratana); PSG Mag, 14 October 2010 (in French)
- ^ "PSG – Bordeaux 2-2 (4-2 tab), 04/04/98, Coupe de la Ligue 97-98". archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "PSG – Lens 2-1, 02/05/98, Coupe de France 97-98". archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Rabesandratana – "Je n'ai pas touché Ravanelli" (Rabesandratana – "I did not touch Ravanelli"); Planète PSG, 5 January 2008 (in French)
- ^ AEK chase title dream; UEFA.com, 11 January 2002
- ^ Des nouvelles de... Eric Rabesandratana (News of... Eric Rabesandratana); Foot Mercato, 23 January 2010 (in French)
- ^ Trois Français lancent une ambitieuse académie de football à Miami (Three Frenchmen launch ambitious football academy in Miami); France-Amérique, 12 June 2014 (in French)
- ^ Eloi et Rabésandratana, Miami Vice (Eloi and Rabésandratana, Miami Vice); So Foot, 5 February 2015 (in French)
- ^ "Nicolas Dupuis: Madagascar coach suspended". BBC Sport. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
External links
- Éric Rabésandratana at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Éric Rabésandratana – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Stats at ASNL Story (in French)
- Éric Rabésandratana at FootballDatabase.eu