Didier Santini
 Santini as Dunkerque manager in September 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 September 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Stade Briochin (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | Marseille B | ||
| 1987–1989 | Marseille | 5 | (0) |
| 1989–1997 | Bastia | 174 | (2) |
| 1997–1999 | Toulouse | 36 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Lille | 15 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Livingston | 21 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | |||
| 2003–2004 | Borgo FC | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2013 | Calvi | ||
| 2014–2016 | Borgo FC | ||
| 2016–2018 | Dunkerque | ||
| 2018–2019 | China U19 (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | AS Béziers | ||
| 2021– | Stade Briochin | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Didier Santini (born 7 September 1968 in Marseille) is a French manager and former professional footballer who is head coach of Stade Briochin.
He spent the majority of his playing career in the top two divisions of French football with Marseille, Bastia, Toulouse and Lille. In the 2001–02 season, he had a spell with Scottish Premier League side Livingston.
Coaching career[]
After retiring, Santini began his coaching career as a youth coach for SC Bastia. Santini was then appointed manager of CFA2 club Calvi in 2009. Two years later, he led the team to promotion to the CFA.[1]
In the summer 2018, Santini was appointed assistant manager for China national under-19 football team under manager Patrick Gonfalone, who he met in 2017 during his process to gain a coaching licens.[2] On 9 November 2019, he became the manager of AS Béziers.[3] He left by mutual consent in April 2021.[4]
References[]
- ^ Football (CFA2) - Didier Santini aux commandes du FC Calvi, alta-frequenza.corsica, 13 July 2009
- ^ DIDIER SANTINI : « EN CHINE, IL VAUT MIEUX DIRE QU’ON EST INTERNATIONAL DE PING-PONG QUE DE FOOTBALL », actufoot.com, 15 January 2019
- ^ Béziers : Didier Santini devient le nouveau coach de l'ASB foot, midilibre.fr, 9 November 2019
- ^ "Béziers : Didier Santini quitte le club (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 29 April 2021.
External links[]
- Didier Santini at FootballDatabase.eu
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