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Didier Deschamps

Didier Deschamps

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15 Oct 1968 (57 years)
Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

Biography

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) by former France teammate Eric Cantona, Deschamps was an intelligent and hard-working defensive midfi...

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Didier Claude Deschamps

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