Armand Mahan
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Armand Mahan (born 7 September 1983) is an Ivorian professional association football player. He is usually positioned as a left back or left winger.
Career
Mahan played during his youth for ASEC Mimosas. He moved to Belgium in 2003, when he signed a contract with SK Beveren who worked together with the Ivorian team via the Frenchman Jean-Marc Guillou. Several other more famous players made this same move, such as Emmanuel Eboué, Arthur Boka, Romaric and Yaya Touré.
In the Jupiler League 2006-07 season, SK Beveren ended 18th and last in the league. As a result, they were relegated to the Belgian Second Division. Mahan, being end of contract at Beveren, was offered a contract by Cercle Brugge about two weeks after the end of the season, a contract which he accepted. This way, despite relegation, Mahan still played at the highest level of Belgian football. However, at the end of the 2007-08 season, he was given a free transfer.
References
- Armand Mahan player info at Sportwereld.be Template:In lang
- Armand Mahan player info at the official Cercle Brugge site Template:In lang
Notes
- Ivorian men's footballers
- Ivory Coast men's under-20 international footballers
- Ivory Coast men's international footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Men's association football wingers
- K.S.K. Beveren players
- Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Ivorian expatriates in Belgium
- Footballers from Abidjan
- Belgian Pro League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen