July 18 - Didier Deschamps, the longest-serving France manager, ended his 14-year spell in the role after Les Bleus were beaten 6-4 by England in the third-place match at the World Cup on Saturday.

France lost 2-0 to Spain in the semi-finals on Tuesday.

Following are facts about Deschamps' playing and coaching career:

Born: October 15, 1968, in Bayonne, France.

PLAYING CAREER

* Deschamps, a midfielder, made his Ligue 1 debut for Nantes in September 1985 before leaving to join Olympique de Marseille four years later.

* Won the first of his 103 caps in 1989 as a substitute in a World Cup qualifier at home to Yugoslavia.

* After a brief stint at Girondins de Bordeaux he returned to Marseille, helping them clinch the league championship in 1990 and 1992 before achieving Champions League glory in 1993.

MOVE TO ITALY

* Moved to Juventus in 1994 and won three Serie A titles plus the Champions League again in 1996.

WORLD CUP

* Captained France to a World Cup triumph on home soil in 1998 and followed that with Euro 2000 success before retiring from international football.

* In between the World Cup and Euro triumphs, Deschamps moved to Chelsea but left after a disappointing season to join Valencia, where he also played one term before retiring in 2001.

MANAGEMENT

* In 2001 became manager of AS Monaco and won the 2003 French League Cup before leading them to the 2004 Champions League final which they lost 3-0 to Porto.

* Resigned in September 2005 after a bad start to the season.

* Appointed Juventus coach in July 2006 following their demotion from Serie A due to a match-fixing scandal. After persuading several ...