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Mickaël Landreau

Landreau as Lorient manager in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Mickaël Vincent André-Marie Landreau
Date of birth	(1979-05-14) 14 May 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Machecoul, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	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)
2001–2007	France	11	(0)
Managerial career
2016–2017	Paris FC (assistant)
2017–2019	Lorient
Medal record Men's football Representing  France FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 2001 Winner 2003 FIFA World Cup Runner-up 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2002
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mickaël Vincent André-Marie Landreau (French pronunciation: [mikaɛl lɑ̃dʁo]; born 14 May 1979) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper.

Landreau holds the record for Ligue 1 appearances, with 618 for Nantes, Paris Saint-Germain, Lille and Bastia between 1996 and 2014. He won a league title with Nantes in 2001 and Lille in 2011.

Landreau was a long-term France international but always as back-up. He was part of their squads that won the Confederations Cup in 2001 and 2003, and finished runners-up at the 2006 World Cup, along with other tournament call-ups.

Club career

Nantes

Born in Machecoul, Landreau graduated from the Nantes Atlantique "Centre of Excellence" in La Jonelière. His first professional match for Nantes was a 0–0 draw against Bastia on 2 October 1996 and saved the penalty from Ľubomír 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 1997 FIFA 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 consecutive Coupe de France trophies in 1999 and 2000 (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. His good performance at Nantes led Landreau drew strong interest from clubs like Barcelona, Monaco, Roma, Juventus, Marseille, Manchester United and Celtic.

On 11 October 2003, Landreau had an operation on his articular disk which was a serious injury in his football career. 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 of Coupe de la Ligue against Sochaux-Montbéliard, the match was 1–1 and played until the penalty shootout. Landreau shot the seventh penalty in a panenka style, only to be saved by Teddy Richert. Nantes were about to lose the game when Pascal Delhommeau missed, allowing Benoît Pedretti to score the winning penalty. After the match, Landreau said he had "no regrets" on missing the penalty in that manner.

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 with Mauro Cetto and Jérémy Toulalan. 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 and A.C. Milan 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.

Paris Saint-Germain

Landreau then joined Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer, signing a four-years contract on 15 May 2006. After his move to Paris, Landreau says moving to Paris could earn him a call up from France.

At Paris Saint-Germain, Landreau established himself as a first choice goalkeeper beating Jérôme Alonzo and youngster Nicolas Cousin He also became a fan favorite. On 5 August 2006, Landreau made his debut for PSG in a 3–2 loss against Lorient. 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 after Grégory 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. Reports claims Landreau could be set to move to Real Madrid in order to become Iker Casillas’ understudy. Coupet eventually move to Paris Saint-Germain putting Landreau’s future in doubt.

Lille

After the 2009–10 season, Lille OSC made a €2 million (£1.7 million) offer for Landreau who wanted him to replace the veteran goalkeeper Grégory Malicki who left Lille to join Dijon on a free transfer and was the first choice goalkeeper for Lille in the 2008–09 season. The move was agreed and was completed. 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 against Genoa (3–0) and made his league debut for Lille in a 2–0 win over Grenoble on 30 October 2009.

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 the Trophée des Champions with three clubs.

On 7 November 2012, he allowed six goals from Bayern Munich during a Champions 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. 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.

Bastia

On 23 December 2012, Landreau signed a six-month contract with the Corsican club SC Bastia. Upon moving to Bastia, he revealed that he had turned down a move to Italian side Inter Milan. On 4 December 2013, Landreau broke the record for the most appearances by any player in Ligue 1 or Division 1 - the top flight in French football - when he started in the match against AC 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 former AS Monaco goalkeeper Jean-Luc Ettori when he appeared in the SC Bastia-Evian TG match.

Management

In August 2016, Landreau was appointed assistant manager to Réginald Ray at Championnat National club Paris FC. In May 2017, he was given a four-year contract at Lorient, newly relegated to Ligue 2. He quit that job halfway through the deal in May 2019, having finished sixth and therefore missed out on the objective of promotion.

International career

Landreau was part of the France squad that won the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Korea and Japan. He made his debut in his only appearance of the tournament, a 4–0 win over Mexico in the final group game on 3 June. He did not play again until the 2003 edition that the team won again on home soil, taking part in a 5–0 win over New Zealand at the exact same stage at the Stade de France.

At UEFA Euro 2004 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Landreau wore France's number one jersey despite being the third-choice goalkeeper behind Fabien Barthez and Grégory Coupet and unused in both tournaments as a result. He played half of the 12 matches in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, but was overlooked for the final tournament in Austria and Switzerland, where Sébastien Frey and Steve Mandanda backed up Coupet.

Landreau was recalled to the France national team in September 2012 by newly appointed manager Didier Deschamps for upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Finland on 7 September and Belarus on 11 September. It was his first national call-up since November 2007. He went to the finals in Brazil, as third choice behind Hugo Lloris and Stéphane Ruffier. After the tournament, he retired from club and international football at the age of 35, to spend more time with his family.

Career statistics

Club

1. Includes Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue matches.
2. Includes Trophée des champions, UEFA Supercup, and FIFA Club World Cup matches.

International

Managerial statistics

As of 17 May 2019

Honours

Nantes

• Division 1: 2000–01
• Coupe de France: 1998–99, 1999–2000
• Trophée des Champions: 1999, 2001

Paris Saint-Germain

• Coupe de la Ligue: 2007–08

Lille

• Ligue 1: 2010–11
• Coupe de France: 2010–11

France

• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2001, 2003
• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2006

Notes

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External links

• Official website
• Mickaël Landreau at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Mickaël Landreau at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
• Mickaël Landreau – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Mickaël Landreau – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Mickaël Landreau at National-Football-Teams.com
• PSG profile (in French)
• UEFA interview

France squads

v t e France squad – 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup winners (1st title) 1 Ramé 2 Sagnol 3 Lizarazu 4 Vieira 5 Gillet 6 Djorkaeff 7 Pires 8 Desailly (c) 9 Anelka 10 Carrière 11 Wiltord 12 Coupet 13 Silvestre 14 Née 15 Bréchet 16 Dacourt 17 Marlet 18 Leboeuf 19 Karembeu 20 Camara 21 Dugarry 22 Robert 23 Landreau Coach: Lemerre v t e France squad – 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup winners (2nd title) 1 Landreau 2 Mexès 3 Lizarazu 4 Boumsong 5 Gallas 6 Dacourt 7 Pires 8 Desailly (c) 9 Cissé 10 Giuly 11 Wiltord 12 Henry 13 Silvestre 14 Rothen 15 Thuram 16 Barthez 17 Kapo 18 Pedretti 19 Sagnol 20 Marlet 21 Dabo 22 Govou 23 Coupet Coach: Santini v t e France squad – UEFA Euro 2004 1 Landreau 2 Boumsong 3 Lizarazu 4 Vieira 5 Gallas 6 Makélélé 7 Pires 8 Desailly (c) 9 Saha 10 Zidane 11 Wiltord 12 Henry 13 Silvestre 14 Rothen 15 Thuram 16 Barthez 17 Dacourt 18 Pedretti 19 Sagnol 20 Trezeguet 21 Marlet 22 Govou 23 Coupet Coach: Santini v t e France squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup runners-up 1 Landreau 2 Boumsong 3 Abidal 4 Vieira 5 Gallas 6 Makélélé 7 Malouda 8 Dhorasoo 9 Govou 10 Zidane (c) 11 Wiltord 12 Henry 13 Silvestre 14 Saha 15 Thuram 16 Barthez 17 Givet 18 Diarra 19 Sagnol 20 Trezeguet 21 Chimbonda 22 Ribéry 23 Coupet Coach: Domenech v t e France squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup 1 Lloris (c) 2 Debuchy 3 Evra 4 Varane 5 Sakho 6 Cabaye 7 Cabella 8 Valbuena 9 Giroud 10 Benzema 11 Griezmann 12 Mavuba 13 Mangala 14 Matuidi 15 Sagna 16 Ruffier 17 Digne 18 Sissoko 19 Pogba 20 Rémy 21 Koscielny 22 Schneiderlin 23 Landreau Coach: Deschamps

• 1979 births
• Living people
• Footballers from Loire-Atlantique
• French men's footballers
• France men's youth international footballers
• France men's under-21 international footballers
• France men's international footballers
• Men's association football goalkeepers
• FC Nantes players
• Paris Saint-Germain FC players
• Lille OSC players
• SC Bastia players
• 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players
• 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players
• UEFA Euro 2004 players
• 2006 FIFA World Cup players
• 2014 FIFA World Cup players
• FIFA Confederations Cup–winning players
• Ligue 1 players
• French football managers
• FC Lorient managers
• Ligue 2 managers