Didier Deschamps

• Full name: Didier Claude Deschamps
• Date of birth: 15 October 1968
• Place of birth: Bayonne, France
• Nationality: French
• Position: Defensive midfielder / Central midfielder
• Height: 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)

Club career (selected)

• Le Havre (youth and early professional)
• Olympique de Marseille — key early-1990s spell (won UEFA Champions League 1992–93)
• Girondins de Bordeaux
• Juventus — major period in Italy, won Serie A and European trophies
• Olympique de Marseille — returned later in career

International career

• France national team — capped 103 times (1989–2000)
• Goals: 4 for the senior national team
• Major achievements as a player: Captain of France when they won UEFA Euro 2000 and a key member of the squad that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup

Managerial career (summary)

• Managed several clubs, including AS Monaco and Marseille
• Appointed head coach of the France national team in 2012
• As France manager, won the 2018 FIFA World Cup and finished runners-up at UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Notable traits

• Renowned for leadership, tactical intelligence, stamina and ball-winning ability as a midfielder
• Successful captain and later successful manager, one of few individuals to win the World Cup both as a player (1998) and as a manager (2018)

Honours (selected)

• As player: 1998 FIFA World Cup (France), UEFA Euro 2000 (France), 1992–93 UEFA Champions League (Marseille), Serie A titles with Juventus
• As manager: 2018 FIFA World Cup (France), UEFA Nations League 2020–21 (France)