Didier Santini
Didier Santini (born 7 September 1968 in Marseille) is a French former professional footballer and current manager of AS Béziers.
Santini as Dunkerque manager in September 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 September 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | AS Béziers (Manager) | ||
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 | CABG Lucciana | ||
2003–2004 | Borgo FC | ||
Teams managed | |||
2009–2013 | Calvi | ||
2014–2016 | Borgo FC | ||
2016–2018 | Dunkerque | ||
2018–2019 | China U19 (assistant) | ||
2019– | AS Béziers | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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 proces to gain a coaching licens.[2] On 9 November 2019, he became the manager of AS Béziers.[3]
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