Didier Santini

Didier Santini (born 7 September 1968) is a French football manager and former player who manages Rodez of the French second division.

Didier Santini
Santini as Dunkerque manager in September 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-09-07) 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

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
  1. Football (CFA2) - Didier Santini aux commandes du FC Calvi, alta-frequenza.corsica, 13 July 2009
  2. DIDIER SANTINI : « EN CHINE, IL VAUT MIEUX DIRE QU’ON EST INTERNATIONAL DE PING-PONG QUE DE FOOTBALL », actufoot.com, 15 January 2019
  3. Béziers : Didier Santini devient le nouveau coach de l'ASB foot, midilibre.fr, 9 November 2019
  4. "Béziers : Didier Santini quitte le club (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 29 April 2021.
  5. "Soccer. Stade Briochin: Didier Santini dismissed from his duties" (in French). Foot Amateur. 19 September 2022.
  6. "Ligue 2 : Didier Santini, nouvel entraîneur de Rodez". L'Equipe. 28 November 2022.


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