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Didier Deschamps

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Didier Claude Deschamps (French pronunciation: [didje klod deʃɑ̃]; born 15 October 1968) is a French professional football manager and former player who has been managing 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), Deschamps was an intelligent and hard-working defensive midfielder who excelled at winning back possession and subsequently starting attacking plays, and also stood out for his leadership throughout his career. As a French international, he was capped on 103 occasions and took part at three UEFA European Football Championships and one FIFA World Cup, captaining his nation to victories in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Didier Deschamps is the 141st most popular soccer player (down from 113th in 2019), the 941st most popular biography from France (down from 821st in 2019) and the 6th most popular French Soccer Player.

Didier Deschamps is most famous for being the manager of the French national football team.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Didier Deschamps ranks 141 out of 21,273. Before him are Ko Arima, Dunga, Nils Liedholm, Pavel Nedvěd, Tostão, and Jorge Jesus. After him are Ademir de Menezes, Yukio Tsuda, Antonio Conte, Matthias Sindelar, Masao Ono, and Paulo Roberto Falcão.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Didier Deschamps ranks 11. Before him are Paolo Maldini, Marine Le Pen, Anastacia, Daniel Craig, Scott Morrison, and Cuba Gooding Jr.. After him are Timothy McVeigh, Hugh Jackman, Davor Šuker, Lisa Marie Presley, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, and Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

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In France

Among people born in France, Didier Deschamps ranks 941 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles Garnier (1825), Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (1802), Jean-Baptiste Dumas (1800), Francis, Count of Vendôme (1470), Robert I, Duke of Burgundy (1011), and Lucile Randon (1904). After him are Louis, Duke of Orléans (1703), Louise Michel (1830), Louis III of Anjou (1403), Bruno Cremer (1929), Jean-Georges Noverre (1727), and Bertrada of Laon (720).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France

Among soccer players born in France, Didier Deschamps ranks 6. Before him are Zinedine Zidane (1972), Michel Platini (1955), Raymond Kopa (1931), Eric Cantona (1966), and Lucien Laurent (1907). After him are Thierry Henry (1977), Laurent Blanc (1965), Kylian Mbappé (1998), Franck Ribéry (1983), Karim Benzema (1987), and Antoine Griezmann (1991).

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