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Moise Poida (born 2 April 1979) is a
Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (; ), is an island country in Melanesia located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, east o ...
an
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and former player. He manages the Vanuatu men's national team and has been a former manager of club side
Tafea Tafea is the southernmost of the six Provinces of Vanuatu, provinces of Vanuatu. The name is an acronym for the five main islands that make up the province: Tanna, Aneityum, Futuna, Erromango and Aniwa. History Unlike the other provinces of V ...
. Poida has also managed the Vanuatu men's under-20 national team and Vanuatu men's under-23 national team. As a player, Poida made 21 appearances for the national team and scored three goals as a winger and
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. At club level, he played for Tafea F.C. for his entire career. In 2008 Poida played for an Oceanian representative side against a team that included members of France's
1998 FIFA World Cup The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams. The finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 1 ...
winning team. The game included players such as
Zinedine Zidane Zinedine Yazid Zidane (; ; ''Zineddin Lyazid Zidan''; ; born 23 June 1972), popularly known as Zizou, is a French professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who played as an attacking midfi ...
,
Christian Karembeu Christian Lali Kake Karembeu (born 3 December 1970) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the sporting director for Olympiacos. Karembeu represented Nantes, Sampdoria, Real Madrid, Mi ...
and
Robert Pires Robert Emmanuel Pires (born 29 October 1973) is a French former professional footballer. He is widely regarded as one of Arsenal's greatest ever players and considered by some to be one of the best wingers in the history of the sport. Pires play ...
.


Playing career


Club career

Poida made his senior football debut in 2001 for Tafea F.C. Playing primarily as a midfielder and winger, he played for the club until the 2014–15 season. He won ten league titles in his time at Tafea F.C. with the first coming in the 2001 season.


International career

Poida's first inclusion in the
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squad was in June 2001 for the first round of OFC qualification for the
2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea/Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams organized by ...
. He made his international football debut on 4 June 2001, playing the entire match in a 6–1 loss against
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. Poida scored his first international goal for Vanuatu on 12 May 2004, in an OFC first round qualification match for the
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against
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. Poida was substituted on for
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in the 55th minute and scored immediately, making the scoreline 4–1 in a match that Vanuatu won 9–1. Poida scored his second and third goals for his country at the
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, with the first coming in the 66th minute of a 4–0 win against
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and the second coming in the 19th minute of a 15–0 win against American Samoa. In total, Poida played 23 games for the national team and he scored three goals. His last international match was in 2008 where the Vanuatuan's won 2–1 against
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.


Karembeu Jubilee

On 31 May 2008 an
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was played at
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in Noumea,
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to celebrate the career of
Christian Karembeu Christian Lali Kake Karembeu (born 3 December 1970) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the sporting director for Olympiacos. Karembeu represented Nantes, Sampdoria, Real Madrid, Mi ...
, a New Caladonia-born footballer who made 53 appearances for
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. Poida played in a team representing Oceania against a team of members of France's squad that won the
1998 FIFA World Cup The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams. The finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 1 ...
. The French team included players such as
Zinedine Zidane Zinedine Yazid Zidane (; ; ''Zineddin Lyazid Zidan''; ; born 23 June 1972), popularly known as Zizou, is a French professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who played as an attacking midfi ...
, Robert Pires,
Bixente Lizarazu Bixente Jean Michel Lizarazu (, born 9 December 1969) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He rose through the ranks at Bordeaux, where he was part of a team that finished second in the French First Division in ...
,
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and
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. Karembeu played minutes for both teams. The French won the game 8–2 with Pires scoring five, Zidane two and
Youri Djorkaeff Youri Raffi Djorkaeff (born 9 March 1968) is a French former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. Throughout his club career, he played for teams in France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States. At ...
one for the French while Victor Zeoula and Karembeu scored for the Oceanians. After the game Poida said, "I have only dreamed of a moment like this – it will live with me forever." The president of the
Vanuatu Football Federation The Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) is the main governing body of all football in Vanuatu. It is an association of Vanuatu football clubs, and it organises national competitions and international matches for the Vanuatu National Football Team. ...
Lambert Maltock said, "I was very emotional to see Moise out there. Everybody knows who Moise is all the kids love him and one day he could be the Vanuatu national team coach. It was a big thrill for everybody to see a Vanuatu player on the same pitch as Zidane, Karembeu, Lebeouf."


International goals

:''Scores and results list Vanuatu's goal tally first.''


Managerial career


Tafea

Poida was appointed manager of his former club Tafea in 2012. In his first season in charge, Tafea F.C. finished third in the
Port Vila Football League Port Vila Football League (also known as the Digicel League, or simply Digicel Premier League) is the top division football league in Port Vila, Vanuatu. It consists of three competitions: Port Vila Premier League, Port Vila First Division and ...
and qualified for the
2013 VFF National Super League The 2013 VFF National Super League was the qualifying competition for the 2013–14 OFC Champions League. Tafea FC Tafea Football Club is an association football team from Port Vila in Vanuatu. Tafea won the first 15 championships from the ...
, a competition between the top clubs in Vanuatu's regional leagues. Poida's Tafea F.C. won the competition beating Amicale F.C. 1–0 in the final. In the 2013–14 season Poida was suspended for three months of the 2013–14 season and was replaced for that period by Jerry Napat. Poida's team finished third in the Port Villa Premier League and therefore qualified for the 2014 VFF National Super League. Tafea F.C. won the 2014 VFF National Super League, again beating Amicale F.C. in the final, this time 3–1. Poida's team also competed
2013–14 OFC Champions League The 2013–14 OFC Champions League was the 13th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 8th season under the current OFC Champions League n ...
where they finished third in their group and didn't progress to the knockout rounds. In Poida's third season in charge, Tafea F.C. finished fourth in the
Port Vila Football League Port Vila Football League (also known as the Digicel League, or simply Digicel Premier League) is the top division football league in Port Vila, Vanuatu. It consists of three competitions: Port Vila Premier League, Port Vila First Division and ...
and qualified for the 2015 VFF National Super League. In the VFF National Super League Tafea F.C. competed in group C and finished third in the group. They did not advance from the group stage. Poida's team also competed in the
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where they finished third in their group and therefore did not advance to the knockout rounds. In December 2016, Poida announced that he would leave his position at Tafea to pursue other ambitions.


Vanuatu

Poida was appointed the manager of the Vanuatu national team in October 2015, replacing
Percy Avock Percy Avock (born 10 June 1968) is a former Vanuatuan Association football, footballer and the current Manager (association football), manager of Vanuatuan club Malampa Revivors F.C., Malampa Revivors. Avock was the coach of the Vanuatu national ...
. Poida's first game in charge was a friendly against Fiji on 7 November 2015 and the team drew 1–1. His team played another friendly against the same team three days later and they won 2–1. Poida's first major international tournament was the
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. Vanuatu were drawn in
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along with
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, Fiji and
the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...
. In their first match they lost to the Solomon Islands 1–0 with Solomon Islander
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scoring the only goal in the 19th minute. Vanuatu's second game was against New Zealand who had won their opening game 3–1. New Zealand won the match 5–0. Vanuatu's final group match was against the Fijians. This match was the only match Vanuatu won at the tournament with goals from Dominique Fred,
Fenedy Masauvakalo Fenedy Masauvakalo (born 4 November 1984), is a Vanuatuan footballer and a striker that plays for Vanuatu. He is currently the national team's captain. International career He scored against Fiji Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji ...
and Brian Kaltack securing a 3–2 win. After all the group B fixtures were completed New Zealand finished top with nine points. Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Fiji all finished on three points. Solomon Island's goal difference of −1 was better than Fiji's −2 and Vanuatu's −5 so they finished second. This meant that Poida's team was eliminated from the competition and that they finished last in their group.


References

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