Rio Antonio Mavuba

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Rio Antonio Mavuba
Personal information
Full name	Rio Antonio Mavuba
Date of birth	March 8, 1984
Place of birth	Born at Sea [1],
Height	1.71m
Position	Midfield
Club information
Current club	Bordeaux
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2003-	Bordeaux	98 (1)
National team**
? - present 2004-present	France U-21 France	5 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 23, 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of October 11, 2006.

Rio Antonio Mavuba (born March 8, 1984 at sea) is a French football player who plays at Bordeaux.

His father, Ricky Mavuba, nicknamed Ndoki Ya Ndombe (The Black Sorcerer), was a Congolese international footballer who participated in the 1974 FIFA World Cup; his mother is an Angolan. He was born in a boat in international waters, far away from the Angolan coast, during the period of civil war.

He made his senior team debut on August 18, 2004 against Bosnia and Herzegovina in a 1-1 draw.

Recent newspaper reports have linked Mavuba with a move to Manchester United in the January transfer window. The young France international has stated that he doesnt know what his future will be, but he has never hidden his ambition to play for such a big club.

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FC Girondins de Bordeaux - Current Squad
1 Valverde | 3 C. Henrique | 5 Menegazzo | 6 Jurietti | 7 Laslandes | 8 Alonso | 9 Darcheville | 10 Francia | 11 Šmicer | 12 Perea | 13 Jemmali | 14 Micoud | 15 Lavie | 16 Ramé | 18 Faubert | 19 Ducasse | 20 Dalmat | 23 Marange | 24 Mavuba | 25 Cid | 27 Planus | 29 Chamakh | 31 Baysse | 32 Obertan | 34 Bregerie