Stéphane Mahé (born 23 September 1968) is a French former professional
footballer
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and former manager of Saint Nazaire FC (now Stade Nazairien).
Playing career
Mahé was born in
Puteaux
Puteaux () is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the heart of the Hauts-de-Seine department, from the centre of Paris. In 2016, it had a population of 44,941.
La Défense, Paris's business district hosting th ...
. He started his career in the
AJ Auxerre
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youth academy, graduating to the first team under
Guy Roux's tutelage in 1989. He suffered a setback when involved in a
car accident in 1992, missing six months through resultant injuries. Upon his return in 1993 he helped Auxerre reach the
UEFA Cup
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semifinals, where they lost to
Borussia Dortmund
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when Mahé missed the final penalty. The following year he earned his first winners' medal, as Auxerre defeated
Montpellier 3–0 in the
Coupe de France
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final.
Mahé moved to
Paris Saint-Germain
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in 1995, spending a single season in the capital, during which PSG won the
Cup-Winners Cup against
Rapid Wien
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in
Brussels
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. He played in both legs of the second round win over his future employers Celtic. After one season with
Stade Rennais
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he left France, joining
Scottish Premier League
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side
Celtic in 1997.
In
Glasgow
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, Mahé collected six trophies and was part of the side which ended arch-rivals
Rangers run of consecutive championship wins at nine. He spent the last two years of his career with
Hearts, scoring twice against Kilmarnock and Aberdeen, before retiring in 2003.
Coaching and managerial career
Mahe worked as manager of lower-league Saint-Nazaire, his home city, between August 2003 and March 2007.
Honours
*
Coupe de France
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: 1994
*
Trophée des Champions
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His ...
:
1995
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*
Scottish Champion:
1997–98,
2000–01
*
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,[Scottish League Cup
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:
1997–98,
1999–00, 2000–01
References
External links
Appearancesat londonhearts.com
Appearances for Celtica
FitbaStats
1968 births
Living people
People from Puteaux
French footballers
Footballers from Hauts-de-Seine
Footballers from Loire-Atlantique
Association football fullbacks
Scottish Premier League players
Scottish Football League players
AJ Auxerre players
Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
Stade Rennais F.C. players
Celtic F.C. players
Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
French expatriate footballers
French expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Expatriate footballers in Scotland
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