About Philippe Mahut
Philippe Georges Léon Mahut (French pronunciation: [fi.lip ma.y]; 4 March 1956 – 8 February 2014) was a French professional footballer who played as a defender. From 1974 to 1993, Mahut played for seven football clubs – all of them in his native France – and scored 30 goals in 654 competitive club matches. He earned nine international caps for the France national team during the early 1980s. Mahut was described as a "sturdy defender" with "a heading ability above average". Mahut played 28 league matches in his first season at Troyes, and the club finished the 1976–77 French Division 1 season in 15th position. In his first season at the club, Mahut integrated well into the team, formed a centre-back partnership with Wim Suurbier and made 32 league appearances. He scored the first league (Division 1 or Division 2) goal of his senior club career in his final season at Metz. Metz, who had appointed Marc Rastoll - one of their former players - as their head coach at the start of the 1978-1979 season, won their first four league matches of the 1978–79 French Division 1 season.
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