Jean-Jacques Mandrichi (born 3 June 1984) is a retired French

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who played as a

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and current assistant manager of FC Mougins.

Career

Mandrichi was born in

Bastia Bastia ( , , , ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It also has the second-highest popu ...

. After a successful time at

AC Ajaccio Athletic Club Ajaccien (), commonly referred to as AC Ajaccio, ACA or simply Ajaccio, is a French professional football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and plays in the Ligue 2, the sec ...

Mandrichi signed a two-year deal to play for

Grenoble Foot 38 Grenoble Foot 38, commonly referred to as simply Grenoble or GF38, is a Football in France, French association football club based in Grenoble. The club plays its home matches at the Stade des Alpes, a sports complex based in the heart of the c ...

. After scoring 52 goals in

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...

, on 30 July 2011, Mandrichi moved to Ligue 2 rivals

FC Nantes Football Club de Nantes, commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Naunnt''), is a French professional association football, football club based in Nantes in Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 Ap ...

, signing a two-year contract. Soon after the signing, the player was openly criticised by club owner

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, and on 4 October 2011, FC Nantes and Jean-Jacques Mandrichi decided to terminate the contract signed in late July.Jean-Jacques Mandrichi quitte le FC Nantes
He signed a two-year contract with

LB Châteauroux La Berrichonne de Châteauroux (), commonly referred to as La Berrichonne or simply Châteauroux, is a Football in France, French association football club based in Châteauroux. The football team is a part of a sports club that consists of seve ...

, but after one season, he moved to newly promoted Ligue 2 side

Gazélec Ajaccio Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio (), commonly referred to as GFC Ajaccio, GFCA, Gazélec Ajaccio or simply Gazélec (), is a French football club from Ajaccio, Corsica. Founded in 1910, Gazélec played one season in Ligue 1 in the 2015–16 seaso ...

on a two-year deal. In January 2013, Mandrichi moved to

Championnat National The Championnat National (), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, is the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, the Championnat National operates on a system of ...

side

Red Star Saint-Ouen Red Star Football Club (), known as Red Star FC or simply Red Star, is a French professional association football, football club founded in Paris in 1897, and is the fourth oldest French football club, after Standard AC of Paris, Le Havre AC a ...

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