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My Take
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.
Overview
Frédéric Antonetti (born 19 August 1961) is a French professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of French club Strasbourg. He previously managed Bastia, Gamba Osaka, Saint-Étienne, Nice, Rennes and Lille.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 164 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.