Didier Toffolo
French football manager and former player
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1959-02-20) 20 February 1959 (age 65) | ||
| Place of birth | Annecy, France | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1969–1970 | US Annecy-le-Vieux | ||
| 1970–1976 | Annecy | ||
| 1976–1977 | Monaco | ||
| 1977–1978 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1979 | Paris Saint-Germain B | ||
| 1979–1984 | Paris Saint-Germain | 29 | (0) |
| 1984–1987 | Mulhouse | 101 | (0) |
| 1987–1989 | Clermont | ||
| 1989–1993 | Saint-Quentin | ||
| Total | 214+ | (4+) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991–2002 | Saint-Quentin | ||
| 2004–2006 | Croix-de-Savoie (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Saint-Quentin U17 | ||
| US Buire-Hirson-Thiérache | |||
| 2018–2020 | Feignies Aulnoye B | ||
| 2020 | Feignies Aulnoye | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Didier Toffolo (born 20 February 1959) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a defender and midfielder.[1] He won the Coupe de France twice with Paris Saint-Germain in the 1980s.[2]
Club career
Born in Annecy, Toffolo began his career locally, first playing for US Annecy-le-Vieux and later FC Annecy.[3] In 1976, he signed for Monaco, but he would join Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) a year later. Initially playing for the reserve side, it was at PSG that Toffolo made his professional debut.[2] He would go on to make 35 appearances for the club, winning the Coupe de France on two occasions as well.[1] In 1984, he signed for Division 2 side Mulhouse.[4] At Mulhouse, Toffolo made 101 league appearances across three seasons. He left the club in 1987, signing for Division 3 side Clermont.[4] In his first season at the club, Clermont earned promotion to the Division 2. In the 1988–89 season, Toffolo scored three goals in thirty Division 2 appearances.[4] He signed for Division 3 Saint-Quentin at the end of the campaign. In his first season at Saint-Quentin, the club won promotion after winning the Group North. He would make fifty-four appearances in the Division 2 before the club was relegated to the Division 3 in 1992. Toffolo retired from football in 1993.[4]
International career
Toffolo was a France youth international. He made nine appearances for France youth teams.[3]
Post-playing career
Toffolo became a player-manager at Saint-Quentin in 1991. He would coach the side until 2002,[5] an eleven-year spell during which he won Group A of the Championnat National 3 in the 1995–96 season.[4] In 2003, Toffolo became head of the youth academy of Croix-de-Savoie. In 2004, he became an assistant coach to Pascal Dupraz for the club's first team.[5] In 2006, he became a technical director for Olympique Thonon Chablais.[5] The following year, Olympique Thonon Chablais merged with FC Croix-de-Savoie 74 to form Olympique Croix-de-Savoie 74. Toffolo subsequently became head of the club's academy. He worked in this job until 2009.[5]
In 2013, Saint-Quentin's under-17 team fired Toffolo. He had only coached the side for one season.[6] In 2014, he became the coach of US Buire-Hirson-Thiérache.[7]
In July 2020, he was appointed as head coach of Championnat National 3 side Feignies Aulnoye.[8] He was sacked in October after five games in charge.[9]
Personal life
In November 2012, Toffolo was hired by the sports department of the town of Hirson as an assistant educator.[6]
Honours
Player
Paris Saint-Germain
Saint-Quentin
- Division 3 Group North: 1989–90[10]
Manager
Saint-Quentin
- Championnat National 3: 1995–96[4]
References
- ^ a b "Didier TOFFOLO". Histoire du PSG (in French). 27 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Didier Toffolo : " Le Parc est un théâtre "" [Didier Toffolo: "The Parc is a theater"]. PSG70 (in French). February 2007. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Didier TOFFOLO". PSG70 (in French). Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Didier Toffolo at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ a b c d "DIDIER TOFFOLO". Croix de Savoie Fans (in French). Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Didier Toffolo a du mal à encaisser" [Didier Toffolo has trouble taking it]. Le Courrier picard [fr] (in French). 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ Swartvagher, Xavier (7 February 2014). "Football/PH: Un Zidane signe à Buire-Hirson" [Football/PH: A Zidane signs at Buire-Hirson]. L'Aisne nouvelle [fr] (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ a b Didier Toffolo at Soccerway
- ^ "Football (National 3): Feignies-Aulnoye se sépare de Didier Toffolo et fait appel à Jean Antunes" [Football (National 3): Feignies-Aulnoye fires Didier Toffolo and calls Jean Antunes]. La Voix du Nord (in French). 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Abbink, Dinant. "France - List of Final Tables Third Level". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2003-03-14. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
External links
- Didier Toffolo at WorldFootball.net
