Deschamps Champions League Winning Captain
Captains Marseille to victory over Milan and lifts the European Cup at age twenty-four.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Didier Deschamps Biography and Timeline
Follow Didier Deschamps through 6 dated historical records for France.
Didier Deschamps, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1993–2018Years on this page
1993
1998
World Cup Winner
Didier Deschamps captains France to its first World Cup triumph after a 3-0 final victory over Brazil on home soil.
1998 FIFA World Cup Final - Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps captained France to a 3–0 win over Brazil and lifted the country’s first men’s World Cup trophy.
2007
Serie B Promotion Campaign
Manages Juventus to the 2006-07 Serie B title and promotion back to Serie A, stabilising the team during a difficult transition following relegation.
2018
France World Cup Title Manager
Becomes the third man to win the World Cup as both player and manager.
World Cup Winner
Didier Deschamps manages France to the 2018 championship, adding a coaching triumph to the title he won as team captain in 1998.
Records, sources and methodology
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