Frédéric_Mendy_(footballer,_born_1973)

Frédéric Mendy (footballer, born 1973)

Frédéric Mendy (footballer, born 1973)

French footballer


Frédéric Mendy (born 29 November 1973) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played 339 matches in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 for FC Martigues, SC Bastia and Montpellier HSC between 1993 and 2007.

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Managerial career

In 2019, Mendy was appointed manager of the Montpellier women's team.[2]

Personal life

Mendy was born in France, and is of Senegalese descent.[3] When David Ginola collapsed during a charity football match in 2016, Mendy performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), which cardiac surgeon Gilles Dreyfus claimed saved Ginola from death or at the least permanent brain damage.[4]


References

  1. "Frédéric Mendy". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. Rouaba, Ahmed (26 September 2020). "Mendys of the match: An 11 like no other". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. Byrne, Paul (20 May 2016). "David Ginola's life was saved by bystander who performed CPR on pitch". mirror. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

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