José Anigo

José Anigo
Personal information
Full nameJosé Anigo
Date of birth15 April 1961
Place of birthMarseille, France
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Marseille (Caretaker manager)
Youth career
1972–1973Cité Saint-Louis
1973–1975Provence Sports
1975–1979Marseille
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1987Marseille206(4)
1987–1990Nîmes42(0)
Total248(4)
Teams managed
1995–1996Endoume
1996–1997Consolat
2001–2005Marseille
2013–2014Marseille
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

José Anigo (born 15 April 1961) is a French former football defender, currently caretaker manager at Olympique de Marseille until the winter break of 2013 after the departure of Élie Baup.[1]

Career

Angio was born in Marseille, and after a tough childhood went on to play for his home town club for eight years where he established a reputation for being a tough defender. After that he became the coach for Marseillaise's youth team and latter went on to become coach from 2001 to 2005 leading the team to a runners up medal in the 2004 UEFA Cup Final. During his tenure he also signed many stars that would aid Marseille in the future such as playmaker Mathieu Valbuena, goalkeeper Steve Mandanda and defender Nicolas N'Koulou.[2]

Personal Life

In September of 2013 Angio's son Adrien Anigo was gunned down. Adrien had previously spent time in prison for robbery. and became the fifteenth victim of gun violence in Marseille that year.[3]

References

  1. "Elie Baup n’est plus l’entraîneur de l’OM" (in French). Olympique de Marseille Official Website. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. Julien Laurens (25 March 2014). "Marseille's season going from bad to worse". ESPN. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  3. Ben McPartland (5 September 2013). "Son of Marseille sporting director gunned down". The Local. Retrieved 25 March 2014.

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