The Frenchman came to Bramall Lane from Stockport County for £100,000 in August 1999, he had previously been at Paris Red Star, Ayr United and Bury.
He wasn't blessed with great talent but was good with headers and most of his 12 goals at United came from corners, in total he played 46 times (plus 28 sub).
Ask any Blades fan to try and remember his best remembered goal and you would probably be told that it would be his cracker he slammed home from 14 yards out when the Blades beat their rivals Sheffield Wednesday on 1st April 2001.
This Spring he competed in the African Cup of Nations, though his only appearence for Benin came in a 4-0 defeat to Morocco as a substitute.
He made his Stags debut on Saturday came at Field Mill against Mansfield Town in which he scored the games only goal.