STEPHAN. Absent from the rally after the death of his father, Didier Deschamps will leave his place to his deputy Guy Stéphan this evening for the reception of Denmark as part of the first day of the League of Nations.
The League of Nations starts tonight for the France team. Defending champions, the Blues will have to do without their coach Didier Deschamps. Bereaved by the death of his father, he will not be present at the Stade de France for the reception against Denmark. The 98 World champion will be replaced by Guy Stéphan.
In a press conference, the usual assistant showed his support for the coach while remaining focused on the match: “I’ve had Didier regularly on the phone since Tuesday. He is sturdy, solid, but you have to respect his loss. His family needs him. We had prepared the match beforehand and we will ensure continuity with the rest of the staff until his return. The group remained focused, and the sessions were of good quality despite an exhausting season for many players.”
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Biography Guy Stephan. Guy Stéphan was born on October 17, 1956 in Ploumilliau in the Côtes-d’Armor department in the Brittany region. A football player who played as an attacking midfielder, Guy Stéphan played for Guingamp, Stade Rennais, Le Havre but also in Orléans and Caen. When he was 29, a road accident forced him to end his career prematurely. The current assistant to Didier Deschamps then converted to a coach.
After training the clubs of Montceau Bourgogne and Annecy, he took the next step by becoming the assistant coach of Raymond Domenech then Jean Tigana at Olympique Lyonnais. He then coached Les Gones for two seasons from 1995 before signing with the Girondins de Bordeaux where he only stayed for one season. In 1998, Guy Stéphan joined the DTN (National Technical Directorate) where he spent four years until 2002. After being Senegal’s coach from 2003 to 2005 and Jean Tigana’s assistant at Besiktas Istanbul, he returned to France in 2009 where he became Didier Deschamps’ assistant at Olympique de Marseille before following the 1998 World Champion with the Blues since 2012.
Guy Stephan and Didier Deschamps
They have been working together since 2009 and the arrival of Didier Deschamps as coach at Olympique de Marseille. Among the Marseillais, they enjoyed the title of champion of France during the 2009-2010 season, three crowns in the Coupe de la Ligue between 2009 and 2012, two Trophées des Champions. Their collaboration continued in French team where “DD” has been the coach since 2012. After the Euro 2016 final lost to Portugal, Didier Deschamps and Guy Stéphan shared the emotions of the 2018 World Cup where the French became world champions. He looked back on his ten years with Didier Deschamps at the head of the Blues with our colleagues from France Info: “The selection is different. As much, in a club, it’s a life for football almost 24 hours a day. As much , in the selection, it’s different with meetings from time to time. Sometimes, I think that ten years is a long time. But I haven’t seen the time pass. So many things have happened, pleasant moments and then, it must be said, the failure of the Euro.”
Who is Guy Stephan’s son?
His son, Julien Stéphan coached Stade Rennais from December 3, 20018 to March 1, 2021 before becoming coach of Racing Club de Strasbourg since the start of the 2021-2022 season.
Guy Stéphan and the French team
After joining the National Technical Department between 1998 and 2002, where he was mainly responsible for training executives and the France U18 and A’ team at the same time, before being promoted to assistant national coach Roger Lemerre at the start of the year 2000, Guy Stéphan returned to the Blues in 2012 as assistant to Didier Deschamps.
What is Guy Stephan’s salary?
Guy Stéphan’s salary is not known. But according to Orange Sportshe would have received 208,500 euros in bonus for the victory of the Blues at the 2018 World Cup.