Didier Deschamps - 279.91 Performance Pts
Born: 15/10/1968 Bayonne, France
Position: Midfielder Height: 1.74m Weight: 71kg
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Zagallo, Franz Beckenbauer, and thanks to France's success under his management
in 2018, Didier Deschamps. Men who've won the World Cup as a player, and a
manager - a very select club. Deschamps' success as a player came at France 98,
where he lifted the trophy as captain; he was also skipper when France won the
Euros two years later. He retired from international duty straight after this
second success, with a final tally of 103 caps. He was referred to as the
'water-carrier', to signify that he would do the fetching and carrying, the less
glamorous side of the midfielder's role, to allow the likes of Zidane to
flourish. His club career began with Nantes, starting out in 1985, before
moving to Marseille 4 years later. His 5-year spell there yielded 2 Ligue Un
titles, plus the 1993 Champions League, and included a loan spell with
Bordeaux. His 1994 move to Juventus led to the most successful period of his
career. Having won the first of his 3 Serie A titles in his first season, Juve
went on to win the 1996 Champions League, and were runners-up in the
competition for the next 2 years. Had Real Madrid not defeated Juventus in the
1998 final, Deschamps (along with club and international teammate Zidane) could
have secured a treble that year, having been part of the Serie A winning side,
prior to the French triumph at the World Cup. Latterly he spent a season each
with Chelsea and Valencia, before retiring and embarking on his managerial
career. He was close to early success in his first managerial post, reaching
the 2004 Champions League final with Monaco. Since then, he's managed 2 of his
former clubs - Juventus (winning promotion back to Serie A in 2007, following
the Calciopoli scandal) and Marseille (winning Ligue Un in 2010 in his first
season - their first title in 18 years). He's overseen the French national team
since 2012.
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