DIDIER Deschamps is one of the best known figures in football, thanks to his highly successful playing career, as well as a trophy laden spell as a manager.
What isn’t well publicised is his family life. So who is Deschamps wife Claude and how did they meet?
Claude Deschamps has been married to current France manager Didier since 1989
Who is France’s manager Didier Deschamps’ wife Claude?
Claude Deschamps has been married to French national team manager, Didier Deschamps, since 1989.
They tied the knot in the same year that Deschamps signed for Marseille, a side he would later captain.
When did they meet?
They first met in Nantes, when Didier had just graduated from the FC Nantes academy, whilst she was studying to become a speech therapist.
They have been together for over 35 years, meeting when Deschamps was 18 and she was 20.
How many children do they have?
The couple have one child, called Dylan, who was born in 1996.
He is a master of science and lives in London with his girlfriend, entrepreneur Mathilde Cappelaere.
How long has Didier Deschamps been France manager for?
Deschamps has been manager of France since 2012, replacing his former international teammate Laurent Blanc in the hot seat.
Qatar 2022 is his third World cup in charge of the team, having led them to the quarter-finals in 2014, hosted by Brazil, as well as winning the cup in Russia in 2018.
In winning the title, Deschamps became only one of three men to have won the World cup as a player and a manager, following Mario Zagallo and Franz Beckenbauer.
Deschamps was captain of the victorious 1998 winning team, that also won the European championships two years later.
Deschamps has also overseen two European championships as manager, losing in the final in Paris in 2016, before an early round of 16 exit against Switzerland in the delayed 2020 tournament.
He successfully led France to the Uefa nations league title in Italy, winning 2-1 in the final to become only the second France manager to win two major trophies as manager, after Roger Lemerre.