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Didier Deschamps (French IPA: [di'dje de'ʃɑ̃]) (born 15 October 1968 in Bayonne) is a former French football player who captained France to victories in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the â€œInternational Phonetic Alphabetâ€. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bayonne (French: Bayonne, pronounced ; Gascon Occitan and Basque: Baiona) is a city and commune of southwest France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the PyrÃ©nÃ©es-Atlantiques dÃ©partement, of which it is a sous-prÃ©fecture. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Qualifying countries The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup, was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled in 1938. ... The 2000 UEFA UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ...

Club career

Deschamps started his football career at an amateur club, Aviron Bayonnais whilst still at school. His potential was spotted by scouts from Nantes, for whom he signed in April 1983. Deschamps made his league debut on 27 September 1985. Aviron Bayonnais Football Club is a French association football team founded in 1935. ... FC Nantes Atlantique is a French football team, playing in the city of Nantes. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

Transferred to Olympique Marseille in 1989, Deschamps spent a season with Bordeaux in 1990 before returning to Marseille. In this second spell with Marseille Deschamps gained his first honours. As well as winning two French league titles in 1991 and 1992, Deschamps was part of the Marseille team which became the first, (and so far only) French winners of the UEFA Champions League in 1993. He is the second youngest captain to lead his team to the Champions League title (behind Steven Gerrard in 2005), which also made club and national teammate Fabien Barthez the youngest goalkeeper to win. Olympique de Marseille (also known as lOM or Marseille) is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football League, based in Marseille. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a French football team, playing in the city of Bordeaux. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup, UCL, CE1, C1[1] or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Fabien Alain Barthez (born 28 June 1971 in Lavelanet) is a French football player who plays the position of goalkeeper. ...

In 1994, Deschamps joined Italian giants Juventus, with whom he won three Serie A titles, one Italian Cup, two Italian Supercups, his second Champions League title, and an Intercontinental Cup. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Juventus Football Club (Latin for Youth, pronounced yoo-VEHN-toos) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... This article is about the Italian football league. ... The Coppa Italia Trophy - Coppa in Italian meaning Cup representing the Tournaments title. ... The Italian Super Cup or the SuperCoppa Italiana is a pre-season football (soccer) competition held the week before the season begins in Italy every year, in August. ... Champions League Logo Copa Libertadores Logo The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup, and also known as the World Club Championship or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Champions League and the South...

After Juventus, Deschamps spent a season in England with Chelsea, winning the FA Cup. He finished his playing career in Spain, spending a season with Valencia and winning La Liga before retiring in 2001. Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously The Pensioners) are an English professional football club based in west London. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Valencia Club de FÃºtbol (also known as Valencia CF or Valencia) are a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia. ... (Professional Football League), commonly known as La Liga and also known as Primera DivisiÃ³n, is the professional football league in Spain. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

International career

Receiving his first international call-up from Michel Platini in 1989 (against Yugoslavia), Deschamps started his international career in what was a dark time for the French team, failing to qualify for the World Cup in both 1990 and 1994. Â«When I was a kid and played with my friends, I always chose to be Platini. ... First international Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, Macedonians and Slovenes (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Last International Netherlands 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 March 1992) Biggest win Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India (Helsinki, Finland; 15 July 1952) Yugoslavia 9 - 0 Zaire (Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 18 June 1974) Biggest defeat... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ...

When new team coach Aimé Jacquet began to rebuild the team for Euro 96, he initially selected Manchester United star Éric Cantona as captain. After Cantona earned a year-long suspension in January 1995, the makeup of the team changed dramatically, with veterans Cantona, Jean-Pierre Papin, and David Ginola being dropped in favour of younger players such as Zinedine Zidane. Deschamps, one of the few remaining veterans, was chosen to lead what would be later be called the "Golden Generation". He first captained France in 1996 in a friendly match against Germany as a warmup for Euro 96. During the tournament held in England, he led them all the way to the semi-finals, their best finish in an international tournament since the 1986 FIFA World Cup. AimÃ© Jacquet 5 june 2005. ... The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 96) was hosted by England. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Ã‰ric Daniel Pierre Cantona (born May 24, 1966 in Marseille) is a French former footballer of the late 1980s and 1990s. ... Jean-Pierre Papin (born November 5, 1963 in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France) was a French football player. ... David Ginola (born January 25, 1967) is a former French international football player and also a model. ... â€œZidaneâ€ redirects here. ... Qualifying countries The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ...

In 1998, Deschamps captained France as they won 1998 FIFA World Cup on home soil, performing an integral role in the team. Propelled by the momentum of this triumph, Deschamps also captained France as they won Euro 2000, giving them the distinction of being the first national team to hold both the World Cup and Euro titles since West Germany did so in 1974. France held the top position in the FIFA World Rankings system from 2001-2002. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Qualifying countries The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup, was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled in 1938. ... The 2000 UEFA UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ...

Following the tournament Deschamps announced his retirement from international football, making his final appearance in a ceremonial match against a FIFA XI in August 2000. At the time of his retirement Deschamps held the record for the most appearances for France, though this has since been surpassed by Marcel Desailly, Zinedine Zidane and Lilian Thuram. In total, Deschamps earned 103 caps and scored four goals. Deschamps was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004. This article is about an international football organization. ... Marcel Desailly (born September 7, 1968 in Accra, Ghana as Odenke Abbey) is a former French football player and a former star for its national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. ... â€œZidaneâ€ redirects here. ... Lilian Thuram (born Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien, January 1, 1972 in Pointe-Ã -Pitre, Guadeloupe, France) is a French professional football defender, the most capped player in the history of the France national team. ... â€œPeleâ€ redirects here. ... PelÃ© The FIFA 100 is a list of the world-renowned Brazilian striker PelÃ©s choice of the greatest living footballers. Unveiled on March 4, 2004 at a gala ceremony in London, the FIFA 100 marked part of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the F... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Deschamps was once - derisively - described by Cantona as "the water-carrier" by which Cantona meant that Deschamps only existed to pass the ball to more talented players. This description masked a very valuable player for a number of top teams.

Coaching Career

Monaco

After retiring as a player, he went into football management. He was the head coach of AS Monaco in France's Ligue 1, leading Monaco to its first UEFA Champions League final in 2004. He resigned on 19 September 2005 after a poor start to the season, and disagreement with club's president. The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monegasque football club, founded in 1919. ... Ligue 1 (PremiÃ¨re division or Division 1 until 2003) is the top division of French and Monegasque football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. ... The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup, UCL, CE1, C1[1] or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... The 2003-04 season of the European UEFA Champions League football club tournament was won by FC Porto in a comfortable final victory against AS Monaco, following up their 2003 UEFA Cup success. ... is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Juventus

On July 10, 2006, Deschamps was named head coach of Juventus, after Fabio Capello resigned in the wake of the match-fixing scandal. is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Juventus Football Club (Latin for Youth, pronounced yoo-VEHN-toos) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... Fabio Capello (born June 18, 1946 in San Canzian dIsonzo, Gorizia) is an Italian football manager and former professional player who most recently coached Real Madrid. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

Deschamps first game in charge of Juventus was highly successful when Juventus beat Alessandria 8-0. But poor results followed after Juventus was knocked out in the 3rd round of the Coppa Italia and the 1-1 draw at Rimini on the first day of the season. But the following 3 games which Juventus beat Vicenza 2-1, Crotone 0-3 and Modena 4-0 made it look like Deschamps had everything under control. Also Deschamps has helped Juventus to win their first competition since being relegated (due to the match fixing scandal) which was the Birra Moretti cup where Juventus beat Inter Milan 1-0 and Napoli in a penalty shoot out. He led Juventus to make its return to Serie A, finalized on May 19, 2007 following a 5-1 away win at Arezzo. On May 26, several media announced Deschamps had resigned as Juventus head coach following several clashes with the society ^[1]; this was however denied by Juventus itself a few hours later.^[2]^[3]Later that evening after the game against Mantova which confirmed Juve as Serie B champions, Deschamps confirmed to the media that he had indeed resigned. The news was then made official by Juventus a few hours later.^[4] Una birra grande in the typical 66 cl bottle Birra Moretti is an Italian brewing company, founded in Udine in 1859 by Luigi Moretti. ... This article is about the Italian football league. ... is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Associazione Calcio Arezzo is a football club based in Arezzo, Italy. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Associazione Calcio Mantova is an Italian football club, based in Mantua, Lombardy. ...

After the resignation of former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho on the 20th of September 2007, Deschamps emerged as one of the frontrunners to take the job.^[5] is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Honours

As a player

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As a coach

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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sky Sports News (SSN) is a 24-hour sports news channel in the United Kingdom. ... Dunga (born Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri on October 31, 1963 in IjuÃ, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian former football defensive midfielder, of Italian and German descent, and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup. ... For the club competition, see FIFA Club World Cup. ... 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Fabio Capello (born June 18, 1946 in San Canzian dIsonzo, Gorizia) is an Italian football manager and former professional player who most recently coached Real Madrid. ... Juventus Football Club (from Latin [1] iuventus: youth, IPA: ); (pronounced yoo-ven-toos) also known as Juventus Turin (or Juventus Torino), Juventus, or simply Juve, is a football club from Turin, Italy. ... Claudio Ranieri (born October 20, 1951 in Rome) is a former Italian football player and manager, current manager of Juventus. ... Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona (born 24 May 1966 in Paris raised in Marseille) is a French former footballer of the late 1980s and 1990s. ... Marcel Desailly (born September 7, 1968 in Accra, Ghana as Odenke Abbey) is a former French football player and a former star for its national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. ... First international Belgium 3 - 3 France (Brussels, Belgium; 1 May 1904) Biggest win France 10 - 0 Azerbaijan (Auxerre, France; 6 September 1995) Biggest defeat Denmark 17 - 1 France (London, England; 22 October 1908) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1998 European Championship Appearances 6 (First in... Qualifying countries The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup, was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled in 1938. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Bernard Lama is a former French footballer born in the Indre-et-Loire dÃ©partement but originating from French Guiana who played as a goalkeeper, spending a number of years in goal for Lille and Paris Saint-Germain. ... Vincent Candela (IPA: ) (born October 24, 1973 in BÃ©darieux) is a French footballer that currently plays for F.C. Messina Peloro. ... Bixente Lizarazu (Basque: //; French: //) (born December 9, 1969 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France) is a former football (soccer) left defender for Bayern Munich and three other professional teams, as well as the French national team. ... Patrick DonalÃ© Vieira (born June 23, 1976 in Dakar, Senegal) is a French football midfielder, who currently plays for Internazionale Milano. ... Laurent Blanc (born November 19, 1965 in AlÃ¨s) is a retired French football defender, who scored the first golden goal in World Cup history. ... Youri Djorkaeff (born March 9, 1968 in Lyon) is a French football (soccer) player, who usually plays as a forward or as an attacking midfielder. ... Marcel Desailly (born September 7, 1968 in Accra, Ghana as Odenke Abbey) is a former French football player and a former star for its national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. ... StÃ©phane Guivarch (born September 6, 1970) is a football (soccer) player. ... â€œZidaneâ€ redirects here. ... Robert Emmanuel PirÃ¨s (born October 29, 1973 in Reims, France) is a French international football player, of Portuguese and Asturian descent. ... Thierry Daniel Henry, born 17 August 1977 in Paris, France, is a French football player. ... Bernard DiomÃ¨de is a French football player of Antillean heritage, born 23 January 1974 in Saint-Doulchard. ... Alain Boghossian (born 27 October 1970 in Digne) is a French soccer player who plays as midfielder. ... Lilian Thuram (born Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien, January 1, 1972 in Pointe-Ã -Pitre, Guadeloupe, France) is a French professional football defender, the most capped player in the history of the France national team. ... Fabien Alain Barthez (born 28 June 1971 in Lavelanet) is a French football player who plays the position of goalkeeper. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Frank Leboeufs autobiography Frank Leboeuf (sometimes Franck or LebÅ“uf(1); born January 22, 1968 in Bouches-du-RhÃ´ne near Marseille) is a former French football (soccer) defender. ... Christian Karembeu (born December 3, 1970 in Lifou, New Caledonia) is a former French international football (soccer) player. ... David Trézéguet (born 15 October 1977 in Rouen, France) is a French-Argentine football striker. ... Christophe Dugarry (born March 24, 1972 in Lormont) is a former French football (soccer) forward. ... Lionel Charbonnier (born October 25, 1966 in Poitiers, France) is a French football goalkeeper. ... AimÃ© Jacquet 5 june 2005. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Bayonne (French: Bayonne, pronounced ; Gascon Occitan and Basque: Baiona) is a city and commune of southwest France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the PyrÃ©nÃ©es-Atlantiques dÃ©partement, of which it is a sous-prÃ©fecture. ...

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