José Anigo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Anigo | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Espérance de Tunis | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1973 | Cité Saint-Louis | ||
| 1973–1975 | Provence Sports | ||
| 1975–1979 | Marseille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1987 | Marseille | 206 | (4) |
| 1987–1990 | Nîmes | 42 | (0) |
| Total | 248 | (4) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1995–1996 | Endoume | ||
| 1996–1997 | Consolat | ||
| 2001–2005 | Marseille | ||
| 2013–2014 | Marseille | ||
| 2015– | Espérance de Tunis | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
José Anigo (born 15 April 1961) is a French football manager and former defender, currently managing Espérance de Tunis in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
Career
Anigo 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.[1]
Personal Life
In September 2013 Anigo'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.[2]
References
- ↑ Julien Laurens (25 March 2014). "Marseille's season going from bad to worse". ESPN. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ↑ Ben McPartland (5 September 2013). "Son of Marseille sporting director gunned down". The Local. Retrieved 25 March 2014.