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Didier Deschamps

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Didier Deschamps

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Also known as Didier Claude Deschamps

French association football player and manager (born 1968)

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Didier Deschamps is a French soccer player and coach born in 1968 who has had a significant career in both roles within the sport. He is notable for his accomplishments as both a player and manager in professional football, representing France in these capacities.

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Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

Didier Claude Deschamps (born 15 October 1968) is a French professional football manager and former player who has been manager 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)…

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Instance of
human
Given name
Claude
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Bayonne
Occupation
association football coach
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Award
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Participant in
UEFA Euro 2016
Sport
association football
Member of team
France men's national association football team
Position played
midfielder
League
Premier League
Country for sport
France
Mass
72
Image
Didier Deschamps in 2018.jpg
Height
170
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relative
Nathalie Tauziat
Commons category
Didier Deschamps
date of birth
1968-10-15
name in native language
Didier Deschamps
birth name
Didier Claude Deschamps
coach of sports team
AS Monaco FC
number of matches played/races/starts
1
total goals in career
0
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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