Cédric Jandau (born 2 November 1976) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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Playing career

In his days as a player, Jandau never played in a professional division, reaching the third tier of French football only on two occasions in his career. In the

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semi-final on 12 April 2000, Jandau scored a goal against

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in a 3–1 win to help his team qualify for the

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, while being an amateur side from the fourth division. The ultimate game of the competition was played out between

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and

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; in the end, ''Les Canaris'' were victorious by a score of 2–1, with Jandau participating in the match.

Coaching career

Jandau retired from football in 2008, at the age of 31. He became a coach for the U10 and U11 teams at

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, and was later contacted by

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for a job with the U8 and U9 teams at their club, an offer which he declined. Jandau received a second offer from TFC, this time for the U13 team, and accepted it.

Honours

Calais *

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runner-up: 1999–2000

References

Living people 1976 births Sportspeople from Calais Footballers from Pas-de-Calais French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Calais RUFC players Union Sportive Gravelines Football players US Boulogne players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Championnat National players Division d'Honneur players Association football coaches {{France-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub