Didier Deschamps

Where is Didier Deschamps now?

Legendary French midfielder Didier Deschamps retired from playing at the end of the 2001-2002 season after a season playing in Spain for Valencia.

Nicknamed the ‘water-carrier’ by Eric Cantona for his ability to start up attacking play, Deschamps only spent one season at Chelsea but was an integral part of their FA Cup winning side in 2000.

Over a 16-year domestic playing career he won a number of trophies including Ligue 1 twice and the Champions League with Marseille and the Serie A three times and the UEFA Champions League a third time during his time playing in Italy with Juventus.

He was also a mainstay of the France national side in the 1990’s winning 103 caps and was captain when they won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2000 UEFA European Championships.

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Upon retiring from playing, Deschamps went straight into football management back in France with Monaco where he won the French League Cup and guided them to the club’s first Champions League final in 2004.

After resigning from the club in 2005 after disagreements with the club president, Deschamps returned to management a year later when he joined former club Juventus who had been relegated to Serie B after a match-fixing scandal.

Despite successfully leading the club back to Serie A at the first attempt he clashed with the club’s senior management and left in 2007

Next up for Deschamps was French side Marseille in 2009 where he had a hugely successful three years leading his side to their first Ligue 1 title in 18 years as well as winning the French League Cup three years in a row. He left Marseille in July 2012 to take the coveted role of manager of the French national side replacing his former team-mate Laurent Blanc.

Bringing in a new generation of gifted young French footballers, Deschamps led his side to the Euro 2016 final where they lost to a Cristiano Ronaldo inspired Portugal. However, two years later his France side lifted the 2018 FIFA World Cup beating Croatia 4-2 in the final which made him only the third man to win the cup both as a player and manager.

After a disappointing Euro 2020 where they only managed to reach the last 16, Deschamps guided his side to a second consecutive final in the 2022 World Cup but lost on penalties after a 3-3 draw.

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Didier Deschamps: Premier League Statistics

NationalityFrench
PositionMidfielder
Appearances27
Goals Scored0
Yellow Cards5
Red Cards0
Premier League Teams Played forChelsea

Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com

Last Updated on 20 September 2023 by Admin