Acting
Didier Deschamps
- Born
- Oct 15, 1968 · Age 58
- Place of birth
- Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 39
- TV credits
- 8
Also known as (1)
- Didier Claude Deschamps
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 midfielder who excelled at winning back possession and subsequently starting attacking plays, and also…
