Didier Deschamps, a former defensive midfielder for France and current coach, was born in Bayonne on October 15, 1968. He is now in charge of the France national team.
Didier Deschamps, the second child of Pierre and Ginette, was born in a hospital in Bayonne’s Lachepaillet district. Didier was a quiet, conscientious student at the Sutar school in Anglet.
After finishing his homework, he hurried to play ball with his neighbors or relatives. However, he had no desire to play on a football team.
The Anglet student thereafter enrolled in Saint-Bernard Catholic school in Bayonne. Didier studied his lectures and played sports with his friends while attending catechism classes.
Didier Deschamps parents: Pierre Deschamps, Ginette Deschamps
Pierre and Ginette Deschamps welcomed Didier Claude into the world in Bayonne, France.
The southwest French city of Bayonne, which straddles the Basque Country and Gascony on the west, was the hometown of Didier Deschamps’s parents.
On May 31, 2022, Didier received the sad news that his father had passed away. On May 31, 2022, his father Pierre Deschamps passed away.
His father, a painter, was employed by the French Departmental Directorates of Equipment.
