Raymond Domenech

Raymond Domenech, to me, captures football's capacity for drama beyond the pitch. A Lyon-born player turned manager, he led France to the 2006 World Cup final, only to see his reign collapse amid the infamous 2010 implosion and his dismissal. Yet I can't look away. Few managers generate this much debate, and there's something to admire in a figure who remains so vividly remembered, praise and ridicule alike. Being unforgettable, even for the wrong reasons, is its own strange mark of significance.

Name (English)

Raymond Domenech

Name (Japanese)

レイモン・ドメネク

Reading

れいもん・どめねく

Born

January 24, 1952 (age 74)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dragon

Origin

Lyon, Rhône, France

Height

179 cm

Occupation

association football player / radio personality / association football coach / athlete

Awards & achievements

• 2007 Officer of the National Order of Merit

• Xhttps://x.com/RaymondDomenech
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond%20Domenech
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%83%A1%E3%83%8D%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192648

Tags

• Rhône
• association football player
• radio personality
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.