Didier Deschamps
Matthew Harrington
Published Apr 07, 2026
Deschamps in 2014, photo by Celso Pupo/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Didier Claude Deschamps
Place of Birth: Bayonne, France
Date of Birth: 15 October, 1968
Ethnicity: French
Didier Deschamps is a French professional footballer and manager. He manages the France national team. He has played for Nantes, Marseille, Bordeaux, Juventus, Chelsea, and Valencia. As an international player, he captained France to victories in the 1998 World Cup and the Euro 2000. He has also managed Monaco, Juventus, and Marseille.
His first cousin is professional tennis player Nathalie Tauziat. He is married to Claude Antoinette, with whom he has a son.
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