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Mickaël Madar

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Mickaël Madar (born 8 May 1968) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker. Madar played for the France national football team. Madar works as a football pundit on French TV channel Canal+.

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Mader was born in Paris, France,[2] and is Jewish.[3][4][5]

He began his professional career with Sochaux. Madar then spent one season with Laval before returning to Sochaux.[citation needed]

In 1992, Madar moved to Cannes before moving to Monaco in 1994. In 1996, he moved to Spain and signed for Deportivo de La Coruña,[6] He was out for a year with a broken leg.[7] After a season he had a confrontation with the new coach Carlos Alberto Silva (who came in summer 1997 to replace John Toshack), and Deportivo decided to let him go. [citation needed]

After recovering from his injury, Madar left Spain for England where he was signed by then-Everton manager Howard Kendall in January 1998.[8][7] Over the next 12 months, and two partial seasons, he played 19 league games for the club, scoring six goals, including one on his debut against Crystal Palace,[9][6] as well as missing an open goal in the Merseyside derby when Everton were leading 1–0 (the match finished 1-1).[10]

In December 1998 Madar moved to Paris Saint-Germain. Then in 2001 he transferred to Créteil. Madar retired at the end of the season in 2002.[6]

Madar was picked three times for France national football team, and was in the French squad for Euro 96.[11][12]

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Post-football career

After playing football, Madar has worked as a football pundit on French TV channel Canal+.[6] He also owns a women's clothes shop.[6]

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