Didier Santini
 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 | AS Béziers | ||
| 2021–2022 | Stade Briochin | ||
| 2022– | Rodez | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Didier Santini (born 7 September 1968) is a French football manager and former player who manages Rodez of the French second division.
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
After 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
- ^ 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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