Frédéric Antonetti

Frédéric Antonetti strikes me as the quintessential journeyman tactician, in the best sense. A Corsican from Haute-Corse who moved from playing to management, he has steered Bastia, Rennes, Lille, Nice and Saint-Étienne, and what caught my eye is his stint at Gamba Osaka in Japan. The idea of a fiery Corsican coaching in Osaka gives me an odd sense of kinship. At 164 cm he is living proof that football rewards intellect and intensity over physical stature. A manager invited to so many clubs is, by definition, trusted as a professional, and I respect that kind of well-worn reliability.

Name (English)

Frédéric Antonetti

Name (Japanese)

フレデリック・アントネッティ

Reading

ふれでりっく・あんとねってぃ

Born

August 19, 1961 (age 64)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Ox

Origin

Venzolasca, Haute-Corse, France

Height

164 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%AC%E3%83%87%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3

Tags

• Haute-Corse
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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