| Rio Antonio Mavuba | | Personal information | | Full name | Rio Antonio Zoba Mavuba | | Date of birth | March 8, 1984 (1984-03-08) (age 23) | | Place of birth | Born at Sea [1], | | Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | | Playing position | Midfield | | Club information | | Current club | Villarreal CF | | Number | TBA | | Senior clubs1 | | Years | Club | App (Gls)* | 2003–2007
2007– | Bordeaux
Villarreal CF | 127 (1) | | National team2 | 2004–2006
2004– | France U-21
France |
6 (0) | | 1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of April 1, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of April 1, 2007.
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First International U23: France 0-0 Norway Alès, November 11, 1970 U21: France 1-1 Belgium Amiens, September 3, 1976 Largest win France 7-0 Yugoslavia Reims, November 16, 1985 Worst defeat England 6-1 France Sheffield, February 28, 1984 Records for competitive matches only. ...
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| Rio Antonio Mavuba (born March 8, 1984 at sea) is a French football player who plays at Villarreal CF. is the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Biography
Mavuba's father was Ricky Mavuba (nicknamed The Black Sorcerer), a football player, who appeared at the 1974 World Cup for Zaire, while Rio Antonio's mother was an Angolan national. The 1974 Football World Cup was held in West Germany. ...
He was born in a boat in international waters, far away from the Angolan coast, during the period of civil war. Mavuba has stated that his passport does not have a nationality on it, it just reads "born at sea",[2] however as he grew up in France he considers himself a Frenchman. The terms international waters or trans-boundary waters apply where any of the following types of bodies of water (or their drainage basins) transcend international boundaries: oceans, large marine ecosystems, enclosed or semi-enclosed regional seas and estuaries, rivers, lakes, groundwater systems (aquifers), and wetlands [1]. Oceans and seas, waters...
Football career
Club career Mavuba's parents died when he was just 14 years old and he threw himself into football to help deal with his grief. After breaking through from the reserve team, the youngster made his debut for Bordeaux against Olympique Lyonnais, in January 2004. From that moment on, he would become a mainstay on his team, eventually leading to his international debut with France. FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a French football team, playing in the city of Bordeaux. ...
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On July 3 2007, he signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Villarreal CF, who had lost Alessio Tacchinardi, who returned to Juventus after his two-year loan. Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Professional Football League), commonly known as La Liga, is the professional football league in Spain. ...
Villarreal Club de Fútbol SAD, usually abbreviated to Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a small town close to Castellón de la Plana. ...
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International career He made his senior team debut for France on August 18, 2004 against Bosnia and Herzegovina in a 1-1 draw. August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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While an Under-21 player, he almost played for Zaire, but it never materialized.
Honours The Coupe de la Ligue, the French League Cup is an elimination cup competition. ...
Notes - ^ Mavuba: born without a nation at BBC Sport URL accessed on 28th May, 2006
- ^ BBC.co.uk
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External links - Rio Antonio Mavuba Tactical Formations at Football-Lineups.com
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