Frédéric Mendy (footballer, born 1973)

Frédéric Mendy
	Mendy in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	29 November 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Montpellier Féminines (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–1997	FC Martigues
1997–2004	Bastia
2004–2007	Montpellier
Total
Managerial career
2019–	Montpellier (women)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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

^ ^a ^b "Frédéric Mendy". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
^ Rouaba, Ahmed (26 September 2020). "Mendys of the match: An 11 like no other". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
^ "Top 10 : les Mendy – Les Cahiers du football". cahiersdufootball.net.
^ Byrne, Paul (20 May 2016). "David Ginola's life was saved by bystander who performed CPR on pitch". mirror. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

External links

Frédéric Mendy at L'Équipe Football (in French)

[wf-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] "Top 10 : les Mendy – Les Cahiers du football". cahiersdufootball.net.

[4] 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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