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Marama Vahirua

マラマ・ヴァイリュア　/　まらま・ゔぁいりゅあ

Association football player from France

May 12, 1980 (age 46)　・　Papeete, France

association football player
association football coach

My Take

Marama Vahirua appeals to me precisely because of where he started. A Tahitian striker from Papeete who spent most of his career in France and finished in Greece is a map of ambition stretched across the world. At 168 cm he was never going to bully defenders, so he had to live on technique and pace, which I find more admirable than raw size. What moves me most is the return: becoming president of A.S. Dragon and serving as technical director of Tahitian football. A man who travels the globe and then circles back to nurture his home game has my full respect.

Overview

Marama Vahirua (born 12 May 1980) is a Tahitian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his career in France before finishing his professional career in Greece with Panthrakikos F.C. In July 2018, he became president of Tahitian club A.S. Dragon. Between 2013 and 2014, he was the technical director of the Tahitian Football Federation.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Marama Vahirua
Name (Japanese): マラマ・ヴァイリュア
Reading: まらま・ゔぁいりゅあ
Born: May 12, 1980 (age 46)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Monkey
Origin: Papeete, France
Blood type: Private
Height: 168 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A2

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