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.
Mendy in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1973-11-29) 29 November 1973 (age 48) | ||
Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender[1] | ||
Club 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) | |
Teams managed | |||
2019– | Montpellier (women) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In 2019, Mendy was appointed manager of the Montpellier women's team.[2]
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]