Benoît Tardieu Verdenet (born 21 January 1986) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for French club Saint-Georges. Born in France, he is a former Benin international.

Club career

Tardieu began to play football at youth age for Montferrand in 1997 and signed with

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in 1999. In 2001 he left Nancy and joined

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where he played at youth level for three years. Tardieu began his professional career with Auxerre in the reserve squad. In summer 2006, after one year with the reserve team, he signed with Clermont. He played only two games in two years for Clermont and in July 2008 left the club. Tardieu signed with US Albi for the 2008–09 season and was released in summer 2009. In July 2009, after his release by Clermont, he signed for

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. In June 2011 he signed for US Saint-Georges.

International career

Tardieu played for the Benin U20 national team at the

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in the Netherlands. He made his debut for the senior national team on 4 June 2005 in the

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match against

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and his second call up was on 12 March 2008.Bénin: Benoît Tardieu pour remplacer Aguêh
on www.fr.allafrica.com

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tardieu, Benoit 1986 births Living people People from Ussel Sportspeople from Corrèze French sportspeople of Beninese descent Black French sportspeople Beninese men's footballers French men's footballers Footballers from Nouvelle-Aquitaine Men's association football goalkeepers Benin men's international footballers AS Montferrand Football players AS Nancy Lorraine players AJ Auxerre players Clermont Foot players US Albi players US Saint-Georges players Beninese expatriates in France