points ahead of second-placed Lens. It defeated the Group A winner Nîmes 3-0 on aggregate in the Division 2 title play-off match to win the 1990-1991 Division 2 title. After having fulfilled his dream of returning to Division 1, Mahut contemplated retirement from playing football. His legs were starting to tire during matches and he was no longer playing at one hundred percent. But on thinking it over, he decided to continue playing as he felt that he could still do a service for the club. Several new players - Graham Rix, Václav Daněk, Thierry Goudet, Pierre Aubame, Patrice Garande, Jean-Christophe Thouvenel and Teddy Bertin - were signed for the 1991-1992 season. Le Havre finished in a surprising 7th position in the 1991–92 French Division 1 season (during which Mahut played in all 38 league matches and scored 1 league goal) and missed qualification for the 1992–93 UEFA Cup by a mere two points. The departures of Danek, Garande and Rix weakened the squad of the club for the 1992-1993 season. However, it managed to keep its Division 1 status by finishing in 15th position in the 1992–93 French Division 1. In the last season of his senior club career, Mahut played 30 league matches and scored 1 league goal. Retirement When Mahut finally hang up his football boots in 1993, he had played in 13 Division 1 and 6 Division 2 seasons, scoring 8 goals in 422 Division 1 matches and 18 goals in 174 Division 2 matches as a senior player. During those 19 Division 1/Division 2 seasons, he scored 4 goals in 54 domestic cup matches and played 4 UEFA club competition matches. International career Between 1981 and 1983, Mahut earned a total of 9 international caps for the France national football team, scoring no goals. Mahut made his debut for France on 9 September 1981, in a 1982 World Cup qualifying match against Belgium at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels. He also played for his country in a 1982 World Cup qualifying match against the Republic of Ireland on 14 October 1981. He was part of the France squad at the 1982 World Cup finals held in Spain. In that tournament, he only played in one match – the third-place match against Poland in Alicante. That match was his third and last appearance in a competitive match for France. His final international appearance for his country