Tony Mamodaly (born 2 August 1990) is a sports agent and former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in Germany, he represented Madagascar at international level.

Tony Mamodaly
Mamodaly in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-08-02) 2 August 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Mannheim, Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2006–2008 1899 Hoffenheim
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 St. Thomas University Bobcats
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Karlsruher SC II
2009–2011 Dynamo Dresden II 16 (0)
Total 16 (0)
International career
2010 Madagascar 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early and personal life

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Mamodaly was born in Mannheim, Germany.[2] His father was from Madagascar.[3] Mamodaly initially combined his football career with handball, playing for Rhein-Neckar Löwen and the Germany national youth team,[4][5] before giving it up to concentrate on football.[3]

Club career

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Mamodaly joined TSG 1899 Hoffenheim at the age of 16.[4] After playing with Karlsruher SC II, he trialled with Scottish club Dundee United along with eight teammates, including Lukas Rupp and Matthias Zimmermann.[4] His proposed transfer to Dundee fell through and he instead moved to Dynamo Dresden II,[4] signing for them in October 2009.[5] Mamodaly viewed his time with Dynamo Dresden as a "catastrophe" and that he was bullied by the manager.[4] After two years he trialled with French club Lorient, but that transfer also fell through.[4] He left Dynamo Dresden, and trained with a VDV camp for contractless players.[4] He trialled with 1. FC Nürnberg.[4]

He moved to the United States to play college soccer with the St. Thomas University Bobcats.[4] He spent four seasons with the team,[2] and became their captain.[4] He ended his career in 2016 due to knee problems.[4]

International career

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Mamodaly earned two caps for Madagascar in 2010.[2]

Later career

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Mamodaly began studying for an MBA at Columbia University before returning to Miami to undertake a master's degree.[4] He also set up a sports agency for young players from Germany, Italy and Brazil to study and play in the United States.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Tony Mamodaly". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tony Mamodaly". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b Dennis Melzer. "Tony Mamodaly : Die Schönheit der verpassten Chancen" (in German). Goal. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Stephan Reich (1 August 2017). ""Ich habe so viel Scheiße gefressen"" (in German). 11 Freunde. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Mamodaly hofft auf Mauksch" (in German). Kicker. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2018.