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Didier Deschamps was born on October 15, 1968 in Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. Didier Deschamps is listed as an association football player and association football coach. That works out to 58 years old in 2026. Recorded honors include Officer of the Legion of Honour (2018), The Best FIFA men's coach (2018) and Knight of the Legion of Honour (1998). The listed height is 174 cm.
My Take
Didier Deschamps is one of those rare figures who made it look effortless in two completely different roles, and that's what I find so fascinating about him. As a defensive midfielder he was never the flashiest player on the pitch — at 174 cm he was undersized by most measures — but he was the engine that made teams like Juventus and the 1998 French World Cup squad actually function. Winning the Champions League and the World Cup as a player would be enough for most people's entire legacy. Then he goes and manages France to another World Cup title in 2018, becoming only the third person in history to win the tournament as both captain and coach. Two Legion of Honour awards from France, FIFA Best Men's Coach in 2018 — the man just keeps collecting hardware. Quietly commanding, relentlessly intelligent, the kind of leader every era of football needs.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Didier Deschamps
- Name (Japanese)
- ディディエ・デシャン
- Reading
- でぃでぃえ・でしゃん
- Born
- October 15, 1968 (age 58)
- Origin
- Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
- Height
- 174 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Monkey
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2018 Officer of the Legion of Honour
- 2018 The Best FIFA men's coach
- 1998 Knight of the Legion of Honour
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Didier Deschamps born?
Didier Deschamps was born on October 15, 1968 and is 58 years old.
Where is Didier Deschamps from?
Didier Deschamps is from Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France.
What does Didier Deschamps do?
Didier Deschamps works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Didier Deschamps?
Didier Deschamps is 174 cm tall.
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