Didier Deschamps Wife, Family, Height, Weight, Body Net Worth

Former French footballer DidierDeschamps was the captain of the French football team “Golden Generation”, which won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the EURO 2000 trophies. clubs, Deschamps became the 2nd football captain to win the UEFA Champions League, World Cup and European Championship trophies.

Upon retiring as a professional player in 2001, Didier Deschamps quickly began his coaching career with French Ligue 1 side Monaco. After a successful run for nine years, managing various clubs across Europe, Deschamps was appointed coach of the France national team in July 2012. Having led the team to the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup and At the Euro 2012 final, Didier Deschamps is aiming to replicate his 1998 World Cup feat by guiding an ambitious French side to the 2018 World Cup final in Moscow.

Didier Deschamps as a player

Didier Claude Deschamps was born on October 15, 1968, in Bayonne, France. As a teenager, he played rugby and football. While still at school, he started playing football as an amateur with Aviron Bayonnais, a club in his home town of Bayonne. He was discovered there by scouts from FC Nantes and in April 1983, he signed his first contract.

Didier Deschamps spent 2 years in Nantes’ youth system before making his debut in defensive midfield in September 1985. This talented young player spent 4 seasons with the Nantes FC senior team, before being transferred to Olympique de Marseille in 1989. Deschamps went on to win 2 consecutive Ligue 1 titles (1991 & 1992) with Marseille and also helped the team win a historic trophy in 1993, the first and only ever recorded by a French team.

After conquering French football, DidierDeschamps rose to the challenge by joining Juventus in Italy in 1994. He won 3 Serie A wins, 1 Coppa Italia, 2 Italian Supercup, another Champions League title, a Super Cup of UEFA and a victory. 1 Intercontinental Cup in 1996. After a brilliant 5-year spell with the Italian club, Deschamps joined English side Chelsea FC, where he helped them win the FA Cup title in 2000. He eventually played his final season with the Spanish club they reached the 2001 UEFA Champions League final. In 2001, 32-year-old Didier Deschamps announced his retirement as a football player.

Didier Deschamps internationallyHe was called up for the French national team for the first time in April 1989. After failing to qualify for the two consecutive World Cup tournaments (1990 and 1994) and having had a dismal exit at Euro 1992, the whole team underwent a major overhaul in preparation for the Euro 96 tournament. Luckily, Deschamps was one of the few remaining veterans and he was named captain of French football’s ‘golden generation’. After leading the team to an impressive €96 semi-final, Didier Deschamps also commanded France to win the 1998 World Cup on home soil. An extraordinary leader, Deschamps kept that momentum going as he captained France to win Euro 2000. Deciding to leave when the

Coaching career

Didier Deschamps quickly started his football coaching AS Monaco in 2001. During his 4-year stay at the club, Deschamps helped them win the League Cup title (2003) as well as their first League final UEFA champions in 2004. After leaving Monaco in 2005, Deschamps returned to his former club Juventus at the start of the 2006/07 season. During his one-season stint at Juve, Deschamps helped the club win the Italian Serie B title, which brought him back to top Italian football. After two seasons away from any coaching position, Didier Deschamps joined another former club Olympique de Marseille in May 2009. During his time at Marseille,

Following his impressive coaching record, Didier Deschamps was named head coach of the France team on July 8, 2012. Under his guidance, the team reached the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup, the Euro 2016 final as well as the 2018 World Cup final. where Deschamps hopes to create even more history.

wife, family

Just like his professional career, Didier Deschamps has played just as well at home. The French football maestro is currently married to Claude Deschamps, his wife of almost three decades. The couple met in 1986, when Didier’s career was in its infancy and Claude was studying speech therapy. They officially tied the knot in 1989. Several years and several victories later, the couple are still together and growing very strong. They are a nice little family because they have only one child. The couple welcomed their first child in 1996, a son named Dylan.

Height and other body measurements

Didier Deschamps stands at a height of 169 meters (5 feet 7 inches). The former France international has maintained a slender physique with a weight of 71 kg (157 lbs).