Didier Six
French football coach and former player (born 1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Didier Six (born 21 August 1954) is a French football coach and former player, who most recently worked as manager of the Guinea national football team until October 2021.[1]
Quick Facts Personal information, Date of birth ...
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Date of birth | (1954-08-21) 21 August 1954 (age 69) | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lille, France | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left winger | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1972–1977 | Valenciennes | 154 | (53) | |||||||||||
1977–1978 | Lens | 29 | (13) | |||||||||||
1978–1980 | Marseille | 66 | (14) | |||||||||||
1980 | Cercle Brugge | 12 | (7) | |||||||||||
1981 | Strasbourg | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||
1981–1983 | VfB Stuttgart | 59 | (23) | |||||||||||
1983–1984 | Mulhouse | 31 | (12) | |||||||||||
1984–1985 | Aston Villa | 15 | (2) | |||||||||||
1985–1986 | Metz | 32 | (3) | |||||||||||
1986 | Strasbourg | 14 | (2) | |||||||||||
1987 | Valenciennes | 10 | (4) | |||||||||||
1987–1988 | Galatasaray | 22 | (2) | |||||||||||
1988–1989 | Stade Vallauris | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||
1989–1990 | ASPV Strasbourg | 19 | (3) | |||||||||||
1990–1992 | VfB Leipzig | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||
Total | 503 | (141) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1976–1984 | France | 52 | (13) | |||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
1986–1987 | Strasbourg (assistant) | |||||||||||||
1992–1993 | Strasbourg B | |||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Strasbourg Koenigshoffen | |||||||||||||
2004 | Audun-le-Tiche [fr] | |||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Togo | |||||||||||||
2015 | Mauritius | |||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Guinea | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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A gifted but inconsistent winger, Six had a rather nomadic career, playing in five countries. He also played for France in the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cups, and was also part of the winning team at Euro 84.