How tall is Rio Mavuba?

Rio Mavuba's listed height is 172 cm (5'8"). He is taller than about 16% of men in France.

Where 172 cm sits among men in France

Taller than about 16% of men in France born in 1984 (average 178.9 cm).

Mavuba next to his teammates

Franck Ribéry is 2 cm shorter than Rio Mavuba (170 cm), teammate at France men's national association football team from 2006 to 2014.

Bacary Sagna is 4 cm taller than Rio Mavuba (176 cm), teammate at France men's national association football team from 2007 to 2014.

Steve Mandanda is 13 cm taller than Rio Mavuba (185 cm), teammate at France men's national association football team from 2008 to 2014.

About Rio Mavuba

Rio Mavuba is a French manager and former player. He was born on 8 March 1984 on board a boat in international waters during the Angolan Civil War. His father, Mavuba Mafuila, was a footballer who appeared at the 1974 FIFA World Cup with Zaire, and his mother was Angolan.

Mavuba played youth football with Bordeaux and made his Ligue 1 debut on 10 January 2004 in a 2 to 1 away win against Montpellier, becoming a first-choice player under manager Michel Pavon. He spent most of his professional career with Bordeaux and Lille, and won the 2011 national championship with Lille. He was a France international between 2004 and 2014 and represented the country at the 2014 World Cup. He is now manager of the Régional 1 club Bordeaux.

At a listed 172 cm (5'8"), Mavuba is 2 cm taller than Franck Ribéry, listed at 170 cm (5'7"), his teammate in the France men's national association football team from 2006 to 2014. Bacary Sagna, listed at 176 cm (5'9"), played with him for France from 2007 to 2014 and is 4 cm taller.

Frequently asked

How tall is Rio Mavuba in feet and inches? Rio Mavuba is 5'8" tall, which is 172 cm, 67.7 inches or 1.72 m.

How tall is Rio Mavuba compared to Franck Ribéry? Franck Ribéry is 2 cm shorter than Rio Mavuba: 170 cm (5'7") vs 172 cm (5'8").

How tall is Rio Mavuba compared to Bacary Sagna? Bacary Sagna is 4 cm taller than Rio Mavuba: 176 cm (5'9") vs 172 cm (5'8").

How tall is Rio Mavuba compared to Steve Mandanda? Steve Mandanda is 13 cm taller than Rio Mavuba: 185 cm (6'1") vs 172 cm (5'8").

Is Rio Mavuba tall for men in France? At 172 cm he is taller than about 16% of men in France born in 1984, whose average height is 178.9 cm.

Sources

• Rio Mavuba on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Rio Mavuba on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 172 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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