Fodé Mansaré (born 3 September 1981) is a Guinean former professional

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who played as a winger. Between 2001 and 2011 made over 100 appearances each for both Montpellier HSC and

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. In 2013, after being without a club for two years he joined Spanish third-tier side

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but only played one match before being released. He played for the Guinea national team between 2002 and 2010.

Club career

Mansaré was born in

Conakry Conakry (; ; sus, Kɔnakiri; N’ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: ''Konaakiri'' 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its p ...

, Guinea. He began his career with the

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side Gazélec Ajaccio before moving to Montpellier HSC in 2001. He stayed at the

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side until the end of the 2004–05 season when his side were relegated to

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Toulouse

In June 2005 Mansaré moved to French top-flight outfit

for

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9m, where he has appeared in various

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and

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matches. Mansaré made his debut for Toulouse against AC Ajaccio where he assisted Toulouse's only goal of the match. Mansare scored his first goal against

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. Due to Mansaré's impressive performances in 2008, many European teams such as

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, Sevilla, Werder Bremen and Hamburger SV were rumoured to be interested in purchasing him, and Sevilla offered €4 million for Mansaré. Toulouse declined the offer as Mansaré was a key player in the starting line-up playing as right winger. Mansaré was released in 2011 after six years at the French club.

Cacereño

After two years without a club, Mansaré signed for Spanish

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side

in August 2013. His short stay there was blighted by injuries and he played just four minutes in two matches against

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and

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before being released in December.

International career

Mansaré was a regular for the

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national side. He was part of the Guinean

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team, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition, before losing in the quarter-finals to

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...

. He has at least played 66+ games and scored eight goals for the

. He was also nominated best midfielder of the African Cup of Nations of 2006. He was part of the Guinea squad for the

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but missed the first game against host nation

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due to suspension. He was restored to the starting eleven however for the match against

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and was replaced in the 78th minute by young defensive midfielder Mohamed Sakho following the sending-off of captain Pascal Feindouno.

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