José Anigo

José Anigo

Personal information
Full name	José Anigo
Date of birth	(1961-04-15) 15 April 1961
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Position(s)	Defender
Team 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)
Managerial career
1995–1996	Endoume
1996–1997	Consolat
2001–2005	Marseille
2013–2014	Marseille
2015–	Espérance de Tunis
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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.

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.

External links

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