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Didier Deschamps

French association football player and coach
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Summary

Didier Deschamps was born on October 15, 1968[1], in Bayonne[2]. He has worked as an association football player[3] and association football coach[4]. He ranks in the top 0.54% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50,992 views/month, #5,450 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: France[6]
  • Native language: French[7]
  • Award received: Officer of the Legion of Honour[8], The Best FIFA men's coach[9], Knight of the Legion of Honour[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Member of sports team: France national under-18 association football team[12]
  • League or competition: Premier League[13]
  • Commons category: Didier Deschamps[14]
  • Position played on team / speciality: midfielder[15]
  • Sport: association football[16]
  • Family name: Deschamps[17]
  • Given name: Didier[18], Claude[19]
  • Relative: Nathalie Tauziat[20]
  • Participant in: 1998 FIFA World Cup[21], UEFA Euro 1992[22], UEFA Euro 1996[23], UEFA Euro 2000[24], 2018 FIFA World Cup[25], UEFA Euro 2016[26]
  • Number of matches played/races/starts: 1[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[28], Spanish[29]
  • Birth name: Didier Claude Deschamps[30]
  • Country for sport: France[31]
  • Name in native language: Didier Deschamps[32]
  • Height: 170 cm[33]
  • Mass: 72 kg[34]
  • Coach of sports team: France men's national association football team[35]
  • Total goals in career: 0[36]

Why It Matters

Didier Deschamps has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Didier Deschamps born?

Didier Deschamps was born in Bayonne[2].

What did Didier Deschamps do for work?

Didier Deschamps worked as an association football player[3] and association football coach[4].

What awards did Didier Deschamps receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Legion of Honour[8], The Best FIFA men's coach[9], and Knight of the Legion of Honour[10].

Related Entities

Bayonne France Juventus FC Nathalie Tauziat

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Who's Who in France. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Argentine Soccer Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Journal officiel de la République française. Retrieved . legifrance.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . francetvinfo.fr. Retrieved . francetvinfo.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Journal officiel de la République française. Retrieved . legifrance.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . UEFA.com. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . youtube.com. youtube.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . uefa.com. uefa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . UEFA.com. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 19d ago · Toghrul R · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'ban', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bn', 'br
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  4. 15w ago · Maxlath · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 16w ago · ThomasPusch · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 16w ago · Danyele · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → French association football player and coach
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  7. 18w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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