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| Full name | Mickaël Vincent André-Marie Landreau[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1979-05-14)14 May 1979 (age 46)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Machecoul, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1992 | Étoile Arthonnaise | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | GS Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1996 | Nantes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2006 | Nantes | 335 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Paris Saint-Germain | 114 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Lille | 119 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Bastia | 50 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 618 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2002 | France U21 | 46 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2014 | France | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Paris FC (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Lorient | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mickaël Vincent André-Marie Landreau (French pronunciation:[mikaɛllɑ̃dʁo]; born 14 May 1979) is a French professionalfootball manager and formerplayer who played as agoalkeeper.
Landreau holds the record forLigue 1 appearances, with 618 forNantes,Paris Saint-Germain,Lille andBastia between 1996 and 2014. He won a league title with Nantes in2001 and Lille in2011.
Landreau was a long-termFrance international but always as back-up. He was part of their squads that won theConfederations Cup in2001 and2003, and finished runners-up at the2006 World Cup, along with other tournament call-ups.
Born inMachecoul, Landreau graduated from theNantes Atlantique "Centre of Excellence" in La Jonelière. His first professional match for Nantes was a 0–0 draw againstBastia on 2 October 1996 and saved the penalty fromĽubomír Moravčík. Since 1996, he remained a mainstay in the Nantes starting line-up, and consistently produced excellent performances. At age 19, Landreau became captain. He was selected to represent the France youth national team at the 1997FIFA World Youth Championship.
In the next ten years, he hardly missed a game, completing in July 2005 300 matches for Nantes and was an important support for his team during their successes around the turn of the millennium. Having won two consecutiveCoupe de France trophies in1999 and2000 (captained in the 2000 final), Nantes were crowned 2001 Ligue 1 champions for the first time since 1995. In the same when Nantes won the Ligue 1, Landreau signed a new contract, keeping him until 2006.[3] His good performance at Nantes led Landreau drew strong interest from clubs likeBarcelona,[4]Monaco,Roma,Juventus,[5]Marseille,[6]Manchester United[7] andCeltic.[8]
On 11 October 2003, Landreau had an operation on hisarticular disk which was a serious injury in his football career.[9] On 22 November 2003, Landreau made his return in a 3–1 win over his (first match in his career) against Bastia. In the semi-final of the 2004 French Cup, Landreau produced several saves, but to no avail as the team could not score and were eliminated from the competition. In the final ofCoupe de la Ligue againstSochaux-Montbéliard, the match was 1–1 and played until the penalty shootout. Landreau shot the seventh penalty in apanenka style, only to be saved byTeddy Richert. Nantes were about to lose the game whenPascal Delhommeau missed, allowingBenoît Pedretti to score the winning penalty. After the match, Landreau said he had "no regrets" on missing the penalty in that manner.[10]
At the end of the 2005–06 Ligue 1 season, Landreau's contract with Nantes was set to expire but Nantes was set to offer Landreau a new contract along withMauro Cetto andJérémy Toulalan.[11] He gave a press conference and announced that after thirteen years, he would leave FC Nantes to meet new challenges in a more important team. He announced his intention to leave his first club just before the end of the 2005–2006 season. As his contract expired,Arsenal[12] andA.C. Milan[13] were among interested signing him. During his last match at Stade de la Beaujoire on 6 May 2006, he received a tribute from the fans who saluted his dedication and loyalty to the club for thirteen years. The season following his departure, Nantes was relegated to Ligue 2 for the first time since 1963.
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Landreau then joinedParis Saint-Germain on afree transfer, signing a four-years contract on 15 May 2006.[14] After his move to Paris, Landreau says moving to Paris could earn him a call up from France.[15]
At Paris Saint-Germain, Landreau established himself as a first choice goalkeeper beatingJérôme Alonzo and youngsterNicolas Cousin He also became a fan favorite. On 5 August 2006, Landreau made his debut for PSG in a 3–2 loss againstLorient. In the 2006–07, the 2007–08 and the 2008–09 season, Landreau played all 38 appearance in his PSG Career. At his last appearance at PSG in a match against AS Monaco which resulted in a 0–0 draw and his last clean sheet, he thanked the fans for his time at the club and they passed him with a rare standing ovation. After the 2007–08 season ended, Landreau had been linked with a move away from the club afterGrégory Coupet remained keen to play abroad at PSG, who could replaced him as a first choice goalkeeper. However,Charles Villeneuve said he had not confirmed Landreau's place in the squad for next season and had hinted at an interest in Coupet but Sebastien Bazin (the chairman of PSG's majority shareholders Colony Capital) insisted Landreau will not be leaving the club.[16] Reports claims Landreau could be set to move toReal Madrid in order to becomeIker Casillas’ understudy.[17] Coupet eventually move to Paris Saint-Germain putting Landreau’s future in doubt.[18]
After the2009–10 season,Lille OSC made a €2 million (£1.7 million) offer for Landreau who wanted him to replace the veteran goalkeeperGrégory Malicki who left Lille to joinDijon on a free transfer and was the first choice goalkeeper for Lille in the2008–09 season. The move was agreed and was completed.[18][19] Five days after signing for Lille, he suffered a massive blow by damaging cruciate ligaments during a training session which kept him out of action for around six months. During his absence due to injury,Ludovic Butelle got more playing time and played about 10 matches until Landreau returned and he later became the first choice-goalkeeper ever since. On 22 October 2009, Landreau was back on the bench in Europa League during the match againstGenoa (3–0) and made his league debut for Lille in a 2–0 win overGrenoble on 30 October 2009.
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In the 2010–11 season, Landreau was involved in the Lille squad that won the Ligue 1 for the third time in club history and the first time since 1954. He made history by becoming the first player ever to compete in theTrophée des Champions with three clubs.
On 7 November 2012, he allowed six goals fromBayern Munich during aChampions League match. In December 2012 as a remaining first choice goalkeeper, Landreau left Lille by mutual consent after a strained relationship with general manager Frederic Paquet.[20] In the press conference, Landreau said"The most important thing is to blossom on the pitch. I could not anymore. And a year and a half is a long way to go when you have hard days." and left the club both sportingly and psychologically.
On 23 December 2012, Landreau signed a six-month contract with theCorsican clubSC Bastia.[21] Upon moving to Bastia, he revealed that he had turned down a move to Italian sideInter Milan.[22] On 4 December 2013, Landreau broke the record for the most appearances by any player inLigue 1 or Division 1 - the top flight in French football - when he started in the match againstAC Ajaccio. It was Landreau's 603rd Ligue 1 match. Three days earlier, he had equalled the previous record of 602 Ligue 1 or Division 1 matches held by formerAS Monaco goalkeeperJean-Luc Ettori when he appeared in the SC Bastia-Evian TG match.[23]
In August 2016, Landreau was appointed assistant manager toRéginald Ray atChampionnat National clubParis FC.[24] In May 2017, he was given a four-year contract atLorient, newly relegated to Ligue 2.[25] He quit that job halfway through the deal in May 2019, having finished sixth and therefore missed out on the objective of promotion.[26]
Landreau was part of theFrance squad that won the2001 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Korea and Japan. He made his debut in his only appearance of the tournament, a 4–0 win overMexico in the final group game on 3 June.[27] He did not play again until the2003 edition that the team won again on home soil, taking part in a 5–0 win overNew Zealand at the exact same stage at theStade de France.[28]
AtUEFA Euro 2004 and the2006 FIFA World Cup, Landreau wore France's number one jersey despite being the third-choice goalkeeper behindFabien Barthez andGrégory Coupet and unused in both tournaments as a result.[29][30] He played half of the 12 matches inUEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, but was overlooked for thefinal tournament in Austria and Switzerland, whereSébastien Frey andSteve Mandanda backed up Coupet.[31]
Landreau was recalled to the France national team in September 2012 by newly appointed managerDidier Deschamps for upcoming2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches againstFinland on 7 September andBelarus on 11 September. It was his first national call-up since November 2007.[32] He went tothe finals in Brazil, as third choice behindHugo Lloris andStéphane Ruffier.[33] After the tournament, he retired from club and international football at the age of 35, to spend more time with his family.[34]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Other[b] | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nantes | 1996–97 | Division 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 1998–99 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| 1999–2000 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2003–04 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
| 2004–05 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 335 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 397 | 0 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2006–07 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 53 | 0 | |||
| Total | 114 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 0 | ||
| Lille | 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 54 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 119 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 0 | ||
| Bastia | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 618 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 759 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France[36] | 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | |
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Lorient | 30 May 2017 | 28 May 2019 | 88 | 42 | 21 | 25 | 134 | 98 | +36 | 047.73 |
| Career totals | 88 | 42 | 21 | 25 | 134 | 98 | +36 | 047.73 | ||
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