Sandie Toletti a souvent trouvé Lyon pour lui barrer la route d'un titre. Midi Libre – RICHARD DE HULLESSEN
La Gardoise a grandi sportivement et personnellement à Montpellier. Un développement qui lui a permis de découvrir l’équipe de France.
A special issue of 84 pages
Condensing half a century of history into 84 pages. This is the challenge taken up by the sports editorial team at Midi Libre in this special edition on the 50th anniversary of the MHSC. Available on newsstands on December 11 for just 5 euros, this glossy magazine will allow you to relive the great moments in the history of the Montpellier club through our “50” who made the MHSC. Players, coaches and builders, of course, starting with this “Nicollin Saga”, told by Laurent and Colette, the wife of the late Loulou. A special issue packed with anecdotes and unpublished photos with an exclusive interview with Olivier Giroud.
A special issue available on newsstands
In the end, all she needed was a senior title to make a lasting impression on her time at Montpellier Hérault. Arriving in Hérault from her native Gard at the age of 15, Sandie Toletti completely absorbed the values of MHSC to the point of becoming one of its key players until her departure in 2020. It was also during her ten years at Grammont that she was selected for the French team for the first time.
Two national challenges in U19
Suffice to say that four years after leaving for Spain, “to get out of my comfort zone and grow as a person”, she has nothing but words of esteem for her former club. And yet, she had refused the first advances of the Montpellier club because she wanted to continue playing with the boys from the Bagnols-sur-Cèze area not far from Cavillargues, where her family lives. The second approach will be the right one because the blonde with blue eyes who is at the Pôle espoir de Clairefontaine during the week must choose a club to play for on the weekend.
A choice initially so as not to be far from her family who would reveal her since the midfielder would shine under the orange and blue colours with the victory in the U19 National Challenge in 2011 and 2012. “My best memory with Montpellier with my first match with the pros in 2013”, recalls with emotion, the 29-year-old woman. More than the titles, it is the human values that the MHSC exudes that have marked it.
“It's a family club where you want to give your all because everyone is kind to you. La Paillade is also about commitment on the pitch, the desire to never give up, this character that we were taught from a very young age.” And too bad if Sandie Toletti had to settle for Coupe de France finals, 2nd place in the championship or participation in the Champions League. “I remember the moments of happiness and the incredible human adventures shared.”