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Didier Claude Deschamps, popularly known as Dédé, is a French professional football manager and former player. 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", Deschamps was an intelligent and hard-working defensive midfielder, who excelled at…
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Born 15 October 1968 · Q508711
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I was lucky enough to win two Coupe de la Ligues [with Monaco and Marseille] and a Serie B championship with Juventus. They were great moments but a major title is harder because it is long and there is a lot of work. It is a reward for the long-term work and continuity. That is what I want.
We knew the result of the Lyon-Auxerre match and that paralysed us, especially in the first half. At half-time I said to the players we had to let go.
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“I was lucky enough to win two Coupe de la Ligues [with Monaco and Marseille] and a Serie B championship with Juventus. They were great moments but a major title is harder because it is long and there is a lot of work. It is a reward for the long-term work and continuity. That is what I want.”
“We knew the result of the Lyon-Auxerre match and that paralysed us, especially in the first half. At half-time I said to the players we had to let go.”
Yahoo Sports: Former French boss Didier Deschamps rejects Saudi Pro League move
Public attention spiked: 78,922 Wikipedia readers in one day, 16.2× the usual 4,881, with 37 article edits. Editors noted: Career statistics
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The Guardian: Didier Deschamps pays price for breaking free from the shackles that led him to glory | Jonathan Wilson
Public attention spiked: 124,058 Wikipedia readers in one day, 25.4× the usual 4,881, with 26 article edits. Coverage that week: “Didier Deschamps pays price for breaking free from the shackles that led him to glory | Jonathan Wilson” (The Guardian).
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The Guardian: France unleashed: reinvention could earn Deschamps all-time great status
The Guardian: Didier Deschamps hails ‘exemplary’ Kylian Mbappé as France reach World Cup semi-finals
The Guardian: France’s attacking evolution under Didier Deschamps passes latest Morocco test | Raphaël Jucobin
Public attention spiked: 81,441 Wikipedia readers in one day, 16.7× the usual 4,881, with 14 article edits. Coverage that week: “Didier Deschamps hails ‘exemplary’ Kylian Mbappé as France reach World Cup semi-finals” (The Guardian).
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The Guardian: France’s Deschamps unruffled by Argentinian officials helming Morocco quarter-final
Public attention spiked: 63,841 Wikipedia readers in one day, 13.1× the usual 4,881, with 4 article edits. Editors noted: Managerial statistics match played 4 July 2026
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Public attention spiked: 65,820 Wikipedia readers in one day, 13.5× the usual 4,881, with 5 article edits. Editors noted: Managerial Statistics Updated stats
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Public attention spiked: 33,891 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.9× the usual 4,881, with 3 article edits. Editors noted: Managerial statistics
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Third place: UEFA Nations League with France (2024–25).
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fact checker rated the claim “Didier Deschamps: “There is no Messi in front of us to be nervous or lose focus, from the first minute I was calm.”” fake.
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fact checker rated the claim “Didier Deschamps did not invite Eduardo Camavinga to the 2022 World Cup.” misleading.
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Runner-up: FIFA World Cup with France (2022).
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Won: UEFA Nations League with France (2020–21).
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Won award: IFFHS World's Best National Coach (2020).
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Won the FIFA World Cup with France (2018).
Awarded The Best FIFA men's coach (2018).
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Won award: Golden Foot Award Legends (2018).
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Won: FIFA World Cup with France (2018).
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Won award: The Best FIFA Football Coach (2018).
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Won award: Globe Soccer Awards Coach of the Year (2018).
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Won award: World Soccer magazine World Manager of the Year (2018).
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Won award: IFFHS World's Best National Coach (2018).
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Won award: Officer of the Legion of Honour (2018).
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Awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour (2018).
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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 in 2024, leaving Deschamps the only living man to have reached the miles
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Runner-up: UEFA European Championship with France (2016).
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Won: Coupe de la Ligue with Marseille (2011–12).
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Won: Coupe de la Ligue with Marseille (2010–11).
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Won: Trophée des Champions with Marseille (2011).
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Won the French Coupe de la Ligue with Marseille (2009-2010).
Won: Coupe de la Ligue with Marseille (2009–10).
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Won: Trophée des Champions with Marseille (2010).
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Won: Ligue 1 with Marseille (2009–10).
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Won award: The Dream Team 110 years of OM (2010).
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Won: Serie B with Juventus (2006–07).
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Runner-up: UEFA Champions League with Monaco (2003–04).
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Won award: FIFA 100 (2004).
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Won award: Ligue 1 Manager of the Year (2004).
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Won: Coupe de la Ligue with Monaco (2002–03).
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And to its first UEFA Champions League final in 2004
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And reached the 2004 UEFA Champions League final, being named Ligue 1 Manager of the Year in 2004
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Runner-up: UEFA Champions League with Valencia (2000–01).
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Won the English FA Cup with Chelsea (1999-2000).
Won: FA Cup with Chelsea (1999–2000).
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Won: UEFA European Championship with France (2000).
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Played for Valencia CF (2000–2001) — 13 appearances, 0 goals.
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Won: UEFA Intertoto Cup with Juventus (1999).
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Played for Chelsea F.C. (1999–2000) — 27 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Chelsea in 1999.
Won the FIFA World Cup with France (1998).
Won: FIFA World Cup with France (1998).
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Won award: Knight of the Legion of Honour (1998).
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Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (1998).
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Runner-up: UEFA Champions League with Juventus (1997–98).
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Won: Serie A with Juventus (1997–98).
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Deschamps captained France as they won the 1998 World Cup on home soil in Paris, holding an integral role in the team
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Runner-up: UEFA Champions League with Juventus (1996–97).
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Won: Serie A with Juventus (1996–97).
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Won: Supercoppa Italiana with Juventus (1997).
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Won award: Onze Mondial (1997).
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Won the FIFA Club World Cup with Juventus (1996).
Won: Intercontinental Cup with Juventus (1996).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with Juventus (1996).
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Won award: Onze Mondial (1996).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Juventus (1995–96).
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Won award: UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament (1996).
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Won award: French Player of the Year (1996).
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In a friendly match against Germany as a warmup for Euro 96
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Won: Coppa Italia with Juventus (1994–95).
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Won: Serie A with Juventus (1994–95).
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Runner-up: UEFA Cup with Juventus (1994–95).
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Won: Supercoppa Italiana with Juventus (1995).
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Joined Juventus in 1994.
Deschamps joined Italian club Juventus, with whom he won three Serie A titles, one Coppa Italia, two Supercoppa Italiana, as well as his second Champions League title, a UEFA Super Cup, and an Intercontinental Cup in 199
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Played for Juventus FC (1994–1999) — 124 appearances, 4 goals.
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Marseille (1992–93).
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Won award: Onze Mondial (1993).
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Won: Ligue 1 with Marseille (1991–92).
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Won award: Onze Mondial (1992).
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“It has been an extraordinary human adventure, a great victory for the club and its employees. It is the result of nine months of hard work with plenty of ups and downs. I am very proud.”
And 1992, and was a member of the first French side to win the Champions League in 1993, becoming the youngest captain ever to lift the trophy in the process
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Won: Ligue 1 with Marseille (1989–90).
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And 1992, Deschamps was part of the Marseille squad that became the first French club to win the UEFA Champions League, a feat the team achieved in 1993; with the Champions League victory, Deschamps became the youngest c
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Joined Bordeaux in 1990.
Played for FC Girondins de Bordeaux (1990–1991) — 29 appearances, 3 goals.
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Won award: Division 1 Rookie of the Year (1989).
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Played for Olympique de Marseille (1989–1994) — 123 appearances, 6 goals.
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Joined Marseille in 1989.
Played for France men's national association football team (1989–2000) — 103 appearances, 4 goals.
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Played for France national under-21 association football team (1988–1989) — 18 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Nantes in 1985.
Played for FC Nantes (1985–1989) — 111 appearances, 4 goals.
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A feat emulated twice by the Spain national team between 2010 and 2014; and between 2024 and 2026
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Born 1968-10-15.
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