Hamada Jambay

Hamada Jambay

Personal information
Date of birth	(1975-04-25) 25 April 1975
Place of birth	Iconi, Comoros
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
1984–1986	Trois Cités Marseille
1986–1993	Marseille
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1999	Marseille	113	(4)
1999–2001	Toulouse	43	(0)
2002–2005	Sedan	79	(0)
Total		235	(4)
International career
1992	France U17	3	(0)
1996	France U21	1	(0)
2003–2007	Madagascar	4	(0)
Managerial career
	Comoros U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hamada Jambay (born 25 April 1975) is a football manager and former professional player who played for as a right-back in the French Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. He is best known for his stint at Olympique de Marseille throughout the 1990s. Born in Comoros, Jambay grew up in France and played for the Madagascar national team internationally.

Club career

Jambay debuted for Marseille in 1993 in the Ligue 1 and stayed with the team throughout their stint in the Ligue 2 from 1994 to 1996. He helped the team get promoted back to the Ligue 1, and was a pillar for the team famous for his occasional wondergoal.

After Marseille, he had spells with Toulouse FC and CS Sedan Ardennes. He retired in 2005, returning to Comoros where he became a businessman. He also coached his hometown team Djabal Club d'Iconi and helped them win their only Comoros Premier League title.

International career

Jambay was born in Comoros and is of Malagasy descent through his mother. Raised in France, Jambay was originally a youth international for France. He chose to represent the Madagascar national team and represtend them from 2003 to 2007. He made his debut for Madagascar in a 3–1 loss against Algeria on 24 April 2003 in friendly game.

Personal life

After retirement, Jambay had a stadium named after him in the Busserine district in Marseille, where he grew up.

Honours

Marseille

• Ligue 2: 1994–95

External links

• Hamada Jambay at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• L'OM 1899 Profile
• Hamada Jambay at National-Football-Teams.com
• France Football Profile