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Jacques Jean Claude Santini (born 25 April 1952) is a French former professional
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and manager. He played for Saint-Étienne during the 1970s, and reached the European Cup final with them in 1976. He has coached the French national team - winning the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup and reaching the quarter-finals of
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- and clubs including Olympique Lyonnais.


Managerial career

Santini is one of the most accomplished football managers in France. Together with Jean Michel Aulas and Bernard Lacombe he was involved in the transformation of Lyon into a French football giant. From 1997 to 2000 he was Sports' director, helping lay the foundation which resulted in Lyon becoming the best football club in France. As manager of Lyon from 2000-2002 he was winner of French League Cup in 2001, and in 2002 he won the French Championship. Santini was chosen as "The best French coach" in 2002 by France Football and World's The Best National Coach of the Year in 2003 by International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) Santini replaced
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as
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manager in 2002. He had already resigned from the position before
Euro 2004 The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2004, was the 12th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football competition contested by the men's national teams of UEFA member associations. The ...
, where France surprisingly lost to
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in the quarter-final. Santini took the managerial position at
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club Tottenham Hotspur after Euro 2004. He surprisingly announced his resignation after just 13 games. Officially, Santini left England due to personal problems, but it was widely reported that a series of disagreements with then
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Frank Arnesen led to his departure. Speaking in 2005, Santini said he quit partly because he felt agreements with the club were broken, but he admitted he "dug his own grave" by agreeing to join the club before the end of Euro 2004. He took the job of
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of
AJ Auxerre Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise (), commonly known as AJ Auxerre or simply Auxerre (), is a French football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the first division ...
in Ligue 1 in 2005, but was sacked in 2006 due to his conflict with Vice-President of Auxerre
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. On 23 June 2008, Santini was linked with the vacant managerial position at Scottish Premier League club Hearts but he refused the offer.


Managerial statistics

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Honours


Player

Saint-Étienne * Division 1: 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1980–81 *
Coupe de France The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...
: 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77


Manager

Lyon *Division 1: 2001–02 * Coupe de la Ligue: 2000–01 France * FIFA Confederations Cup: 2003


References


External links

*
Jacques Santini
at Soccernet
Profile on French federation site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Santini, Jacques 1952 births Living people French people of Italian descent Sportspeople from the Territoire de Belfort French footballers French football managers France national football team managers AS Saint-Étienne players Montpellier HSC players Toulouse FC managers Lille OSC managers AS Saint-Étienne managers FC Sochaux-Montbéliard managers Olympique Lyonnais managers Ligue 1 managers Premier League managers Expatriate football managers in England Tottenham Hotspur F.C. managers AJ Auxerre managers 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup managers UEFA Euro 2004 managers FIFA Confederations Cup-winning managers French expatriate football managers French expatriate sportspeople in England Association football midfielders Footballers from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté