How tall is Didier Deschamps?

Didier Deschamps's listed height is 170 cm (5'7"). He is taller than about 16% of men in France.

Where 170 cm sits among men in France

Taller than about 16% of men in France born in 1968 (average 176.9 cm).

Deschamps next to his teammates

Marcel Desailly is 15 cm taller than Didier Deschamps (185 cm), teammate at France men's national association football team from 1993 to 2000.

Zinedine Zidane is 15 cm taller than Didier Deschamps (185 cm), teammate at France men's national association football team from 1994 to 2000.

Jean-Pierre Papin is 7 cm taller than Didier Deschamps (177 cm), teammate at France men's national association football team from 1989 to 1995.

About Didier Deschamps

Didier Deschamps is a French professional football manager and former player, born on 15 October 1968 in Bayonne. He played as a defensive midfielder for Marseille, Juventus, Chelsea, Valencia, Nantes and Bordeaux, and is nicknamed The Water-Carrier.

As a player Deschamps was capped 103 times by France and captained the nation to victory in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. He won the UEFA Champions League with Marseille in 1993 and with Juventus in 1996, and also won three Serie A titles and the 1999 to 2000 FA Cup with Chelsea. As a manager he began at Monaco, reaching the 2004 UEFA Champions League final, then led Marseille to the 2009 to 2010 Ligue 1 title. He was named France manager on 8 July 2012 and led the team to victory in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

At a listed 170 cm (5'7"), Deschamps is 15 cm shorter than Marcel Desailly, listed at 185 cm (6'1"), his France men's national association football team teammate from 1993 to 2000. Jean-Pierre Papin, listed at 177 cm (5'10"), is 7 cm taller and was his teammate in that team from 1989 to 1995.

Frequently asked

How tall is Didier Deschamps in feet and inches? Didier Deschamps is 5'7" tall, which is 170 cm, 66.9 inches or 1.70 m.

How tall is Didier Deschamps compared to Marcel Desailly? Marcel Desailly is 15 cm taller than Didier Deschamps: 185 cm (6'1") vs 170 cm (5'7").

How tall is Didier Deschamps compared to Zinedine Zidane? Zinedine Zidane is 15 cm taller than Didier Deschamps: 185 cm (6'1") vs 170 cm (5'7").

How tall is Didier Deschamps compared to Jean-Pierre Papin? Jean-Pierre Papin is 7 cm taller than Didier Deschamps: 177 cm (5'10") vs 170 cm (5'7").

Is Didier Deschamps tall for men in France? At 170 cm he is taller than about 16% of men in France born in 1968, whose average height is 176.9 cm.

Sources

• Didier Deschamps on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Didier Deschamps on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 170 cm.
• Didier Deschamps on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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