Stéphane Mahé
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Stéphane Mahé is a retired Breton
Brittany
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 and French
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 professional footballer
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 and former manager of Saint Nazaire FC (now Stade Nazairien).

Club career

Mahé started his career in the AJ Auxerre
AJ Auxerre
Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise is a French association football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the...

 youth academy, graduating to the first team under Guy Roux's tutelage in 1989. He suffered a setback when involved in a car accident
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 in 1992, missing six months through resultant injuries. Upon his return in 1993 he helped Auxerre reach the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
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 semifinals, where they lost to Borussia Dortmund
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 when Mahé missed the final penalty. The following year he earned his first winners' medal, as Auxerre defeated Montpellier 3-0 in the Coupe de France
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 final.

Mahé moved to Paris Saint-Germain in 1995, spending a single season in the capital, during which PSG won the Cup-Winners Cup against Rapid Vienna
SK Rapid Wien
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 in Brussels
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. After one season with Stade Rennais
Stade Rennais FC
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 he left France, joining Scottish Premier League
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 side Celtic
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 in 1997.

In Glasgow
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, Mahé collected six trophies and was part of the side which ended arch-rivals Rangers
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' run of consecutive championship wins at nine. He spent the last two years of his career with Hearts
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
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, scoring twice against Kilmarnock and Aberdeen, before retiring in 2003.

Coaching and management

Mahe worked as manager of lower-league Saint-Nazaire, his home city, between August 2003 and March 2007.

Honours

  • Coupe de France
    Coupe de France
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    1994
  • Scottish Champion
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    1997-98
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    , 2000-01
    2000-01 in Scottish football
    The 2000–01 season was the 104th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish Premier League:The 2000–01 Scottish Premier League was won by Celtic, 15 points clear of Rangers who finished second. Both teams earned a place in the UEFA Champions League. Hibernian and Kilmarnock...

  • Scottish Cup
    Scottish Cup
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    :
    2001
  • Scottish League Cup
    Scottish League Cup
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    1998-99
    1998-99 in Scottish football
    The 1998–99 season was the 102nd season of Scottish league football.-Summary:The 1998–99 SPL season was one that ended in success for Rangers. Dutchman Dick Advocaat was brought in to replace Walter Smith at Rangers and made major changes, bringing in many players.Rangers were...

    , 1999-00
    1999-00 in Scottish football
    The 1999–2000 season was the 103rd season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish Premier League:-Scottish First Division:-Scottish Second Division:...

    , 2000–01

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