Mickaël Madar (born 8 May 1968) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker. Madar played for the France national football team. Madar works as a football pundit on French TV channel Canal+.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mickaël Madar[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1968-05-08) 8 May 1968 (age 54) | ||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Paris FC | |||
Sochaux | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1989 | Sochaux | 30 | (8) |
1989–1990 | Laval | 29 | (9) |
1990–1992 | Sochaux | 40 | (3) |
1992–1994 | Cannes | 54 | (26) |
1994–1996 | Monaco | 52 | (14) |
1996–1997 | Deportivo | 17 | (3) |
1997–1998 | Everton | 19 | (6) |
1998–2001 | Paris Saint-Germain | 35 | (12) |
2001–2002 | Créteil | 11 | (2) |
Total | 287 | (83) | |
National team | |||
1995–1996 | France | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mader was born in Paris, France, and is Jewish.[2][3][4]
He began his professional career with Sochaux. Madar then spent one season with Laval before returning to Sochaux.[citation needed]
In 1992, Madar moved to Cannes before moving to Monaco in 1994. In 1996, he moved to Spain and signed for Deportivo de La Coruña,[5] He was out for a year with a broken leg.[6] After a season he had a confrontation with the new coach Carlos Alberto Silva (who came in summer 1997 to replace John Toshack), and Deportivo decided to let him go. [citation needed]
After recovering from his injury, Madar left Spain for England where he was signed by then-Everton manager Howard Kendall in January 1998.[7][6] Over the next 12 months, and two partial seasons, he played 19 league games for the club, scoring six goals, including one on his debut against Crystal Palace.[8][5]
In December 1998 Madar moved to Paris Saint-Germain. Then in 2001 he transferred to Créteil. Madar retired at the end of the season in 2002.[5]
Madar was picked three times for France national football team, and was in the French squad for Euro 96.[9][10]
After playing football, Madar has worked as a football pundit on French TV channel Canal+.[5] He also owns a women's clothes shop.[5]
France squad – UEFA Euro 1996 semi-finalists | ||
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