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

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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

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, Guinea. He began his career with the

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side

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before moving to

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

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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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and

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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 Xerez 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

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. 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 Pascal Feindouno (born 27 February 1981) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a winger. In his prime, he was widely recognised as one of the best footballers to come out of Guinea. He scored 30 goals in 85 appearances betwe ...

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mansare, Fode 1981 births Living people Footballers from Conakry Men's association football forwards Guinean men's footballers 21st-century Guinean sportsmen Naturalized citizens of France French men's footballers Guinea men's international footballers 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players Montpellier HSC players Toulouse FC players CP Cacereño players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Guinean expatriate men's footballers Guinean expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France 21st-century French sportsmen