Stéphane Mahé

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Stéphane Mahé
Date of birth	September 23, 1968 (1968-09-23) (age 39)
Place of birth	Puteaux, France
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Left back
Youth clubs
	AJ Auxerre
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1986-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-2001 2001-2003	Auxerre Paris SG Rennes Celtic Hearts	76 (4) 46 (2)
Teams managed
2003-2007	Saint Nazaire FC
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Stéphane Mahé (born 23 September 1968, in Puteaux) is a Breton and French former professional footballer and former manager of Saint Nazaire FC (now Stade Nazairien).

Mahé started his career in the AJ Auxerre youth academy, graduating to the first team under Guy Roux's tutelage in 1989. He suffered a set-back when involved in a car accident in 1992, missing 6 months through resultant injuries. Upon his return in 1993 he helped Auxerre reach the UEFA Cup semi-finals, where they lost to Borussia Dortmund. The following year he earned his first winners medal, as Auxerre defeated Montpellier 3-0 in the Coupe de France 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 in Brussels. After one season with Stade Rennais he left France, joining Scottish Premier League side Celtic in 1997.

In Glasgow Mahé collected 6 trophies and was part of the side which ended arch-rivals Rangers run of consecutive championship wins at 9. He spent the last two years of his career with Hearts before retiring in 2003, and has worked as manager of lower-league Saint-Nazaire, his home city, between August 2003 and March 2007.