Jacques Santini

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Jacques Santini
Personal information
Full name Jacques Santini
Date of birth April 25, 1952 (1952-04-25) (age 56)
Place of birth    Delle, France
Playing position Midfielder
Youth clubs
1964-1969 Fesches
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1969-1981
1981-1983
1983-1985
AS Saint-Étienne
Montpellier HSC
CA Lisieux
   
Teams managed
1983-1985
1985-1989
1989-1992
1992-1994
1994-1995
1997-2000
2000-2002
2002-2004
2004
2005-2006
CA Lisieux
Toulouse FC
Lille OSC
AS Saint-Étienne
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Olympique Lyonnais technical director
Olympique Lyonnais
France
Tottenham Hotspur
AJ Auxerre

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Jacques Santini (born April 25, 1952 in Delle, France) is a former football player and current manager. He played for AS Saint-Étienne during the 1970s, and reached the European Cup final with them in 1976. He was recently dismissed from his job as the head coach of AJ Auxerre in Ligue 1, due to the club's failure to qualify for European competition.

He has previously managed the Toulouse FC, Lille OSC, AS Saint-Étienne, FC Sochaux, Olympique Lyonnais, the French national team, and Tottenham Hotspur

On the French national team, Santini replaced Roger Lemerre, who was dismissed after a shocking first-round loss in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Following a surprise loss to Greece in the quarterfinal round of Euro 2004, Santini had already resigned from the French National Team before the tournament and Raymond Domenech took his place.

Known at Tottenham Hotspur for his defensive style, Santini's spell in England started brightly enough, with a series of 1-0 victories, but was in something of a decline when he announced his resignation 13 games into his Tottenham career. Officially Santini left England due to personal problems, often cited as an illness to his wife, however it was widely reported that a series of disagreements with then Sporting Director Frank Arnesen led to his departure.

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Team Nat From To Record
G W L D Win %
Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England June 3, 2004 November 5, 2004 13 5 4 4 38.46

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