Didier Santini (born 7 September 1968) is a French football manager and former player who manages Rodez of the French second division.
 Santini as Dunkerque manager in September 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 September 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| 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 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Calvi | ||
| 2014–2016 | Borgo FC | ||
| 2016–2018 | Dunkerque | ||
| 2018–2019 | China U19 (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Béziers | ||
| 2021–2022 | Stade Briochin | ||
| 2022– | Rodez | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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
editAfter 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 process to gain a coaching license.[2] On 9 November 2019, he became the manager of AS Béziers.[3] He left by mutual consent in April 2021.[4]
Santini was appointed head coach of Stade Briochin in 2021, but was dismissed from his duties in September 2022.[5]
In November 2022, Santini took charge of Rodez AF, at the time in the relegation zone of Ligue 2. Santini replaced long-time manager Laurent Peyrelade.[6]
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ "Béziers : Didier Santini quitte le club (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Soccer. Stade Briochin: Didier Santini dismissed from his duties" (in French). Foot Amateur. 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Ligue 2 : Didier Santini, nouvel entraîneur de Rodez". L'Equipe. 28 November 2022.
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