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Also known as Rio Antonio Zoba Mavuba

French footballer (born 1984)

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Rio Mavuba is a French association football player and coach who played as a midfielder. Born on March 8, 1984, in the Atlantic Ocean, he holds citizenship in France, Angola, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. His professional career spanned from 2003 to 2018. During this period, he was a member of several sports teams, including Villarreal CF, Lille OSC, and FC Girondins de Bordeaux. He also represented the France national under-21 association football team.

Mavuba participated in the 2014 FIFA World Cup while representing France. He stands 172 centimeters tall and weighs 70 kilograms. His birth name is Rio Antonio Zoba Mavuba, and his father is Mavuba Mafuila. He speaks French as his native language.

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Country
DE
Active from
2007

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Listeners
2
Total plays
2

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Key facts

2003
DR Congo U21
2008
→ Lille (loan)
2026
Bordeaux
Full name
Rio Antonio Zoba Mavuba
Date of birth
( 1984-03-08 ) 8 March 1984 (age 42)
Place of birth
Born at sea
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position
Midfielder
Current team
Bordeaux (head coach)
2002 2003
Bordeaux
Years
Team
2003 2007
Bordeaux
2007 2008
Villarreal
2008 2017
Lille
2017 2018
Sparta Prague
2024 2025
Bordeaux B
2004 2006
France U21
2004 2014
France

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Antonio
Gender
male
Citizenship
Angola
Place of birth
Atlantic Ocean
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Participant in
2014 FIFA World Cup
Member of team
AC Sparta Prague
Position played
midfielder
Country for sport
France
Mass
70
Image
Mavuba CSKA-LOSC.png
Height
172
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Commons category
Rio Mavuba
date of birth
1984-03-08
name in native language
Rio Mavuba
birth name
Rio Antonio Zoba Mavuba
end of work period
2018-00-00
start of work period
2003-00-00
coach of sports team
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
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Encyclopedic overview

Rio Antonio Zoba Mavuba (born 8 March 1984) is a French manager and former player who is manager of Championnat National 2 club Bordeaux.

He spent most of his professional career with Bordeaux and Lille, winning the 2011 national championship with the latter.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rio Mavuba” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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