Didier Deschamps
Didier Claude Deschamps
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Didier Claude Deschamps (French: [didje klod deʃɑ̃]; born 15 October 1968), popularly known as Dédé ([dede]), is a French professional football manager and former player who has been head coach of the France national team since 2012. He played as a defensive midfielder for several clubs, in France, Italy, England and Spain, namely Marseille, Juventus, Chelsea and Valencia, as well as Nantes and Bordeaux. Nicknamed "the water-carrier" (French: le porteur d'eau), Deschamps was an intelligent and hard-working defensive midfielder, who excelled at winning back possession and subsequently starting attacking plays, and also stood out for his leadership throughout his career. As a French international, he was capped on 103 occasions and took part at three UEFA European Championships and one FIFA World Cup, captaining his nation to victories in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. In addition to winning two Division 1 titles in 1990 and 1992, Deschamps was part of the Marseille squad that became the first French club to win the UEFA Champions League, a feat which the team achieved in 1993; with the Champions League victory, Deschamps became the youngest captain ever to lead his team to win the title. With Juventus he played three Champions League finals in a row from 1996 to 1998, winning the title in 1996. With the Turin side, he also won the UEFA Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup, as well as three Serie A titles, among other trophies. With Chelsea, he won the 1999–2000 FA Cup, and also reached another Champions League final with Valencia in 2001, before retiring later that season. After Franz Beckenbauer and followed by Iker Casillas, he was only the second captain in the history of football to have lifted the Champions League trophy, the World Cup trophy, and the European Championship trophy. As a manager, Deschamps began his career with Monaco, and helped the club to win the Coupe de la Ligue in 2003, and reached the 2004 UEFA Champions League final, being named Ligue 1 Manager of the Year in 2004. During the 2006–07 season, he helped his former club Juventus win the Serie B title and return to Serie A following their relegation due to their involvement in the Calciopoli scandal the previous season. He subsequently managed another one of his former clubs, Marseille, where he won the Ligue 1 title during the 2009–10 season, as well as three consecutive Coupe de la Ligue titles between 2010 and 2012, and consecutive Trophée des Champions titles in 2010 and 2011. On 8 July 2012, Deschamps was named as the new manager of the France national team. He led the team to the quarter-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the final of UEFA Euro 2016, victory in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and a back-to-back final appearance in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Upon winning the World Cup in 2018, Deschamps became the third man to win the World Cup as both a player and a manager, alongside Mário Zagallo and Franz Beckenbauer—both of whom died two days apart in January 2024, le
Career
- 1968Born
- 1985Joined FC Nantes
- 1988Joined France national under-21 association football team
- 1989Joined Olympique de Marseille
- 1989Joined France men's national association football team
- 1990Joined FC Girondins de Bordeaux
- 1994Joined Juventus FC
- 1998Won Knight of the Legion of Honour
- 1999Joined Chelsea F.C.
- 2000Joined Valencia CF
- 2018Won Officer of the Legion of Honour
- 2018Won The Best FIFA men's coach
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Bayonne
- •Citizenship: France
- •Known as: association football player, association football coach
- •Sport: association football
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Kylian Mbappé questions Didier Deschamps and criticizes teammates after France's loss to Spain
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Didier Deschamps questions World Cup semi-final referee after France beaten by Spain
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Kylian Mbappé reveals to Jenny Taft what he told Didier Deschamps after France's semifinal defeat.
France boss Didier Deschamps insists Spain are favourites to reach World Cup final
Didier Deschamps isn’t changing his bold France idea for World Cup semifinal against Spain
Didier Deschamps issues Kylian Mbappe injury update after scare before France vs Spain clash
Didier Deschamps did not call, Zinédine Zidane did not reassure: Ayyoub Bouaddi picks Morocco over France
Report explains viral Rayan Cherki and Didier Deschamps moment after France win
VIDEO: Rayan Cherki appears to ignore Didier Deschamps after late cameo in France's World Cup rout of Sweden
Man City's Rayan Cherki spotted snubbing France boss Didier Deschamps in tense footage
Kylian Mbappe shines as France honor Didier Deschamps with World Cup win over Sweden
France's Didier Deschamps returns from family tragedy and makes World Cup request
Kylian Mbappe’s embrace with Didier Deschamps moves hearts at the FIFA World Cup 2026
Kylian Mbappe sends touching message to Didier Deschamps after France's World Cup win
France manager Didier Deschamps has all-time reaction to Kylian Mbappe's thrilling knockout stage performance
Adrien Rabiot wants France to give Didier Deschamps reason for joy after his mother's death
Coach Didier Deschamps back with France at World Cup after flying to Europe for his mother's funeral
France coach Didier Deschamps says MetLife Stadium pitch ‘really tough’ on players’ muscles
Deschamps hopes France’s ‘capacity for danger’ continues in Sweden World Cup test
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