José Anigo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 April 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| 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) |
| 1990–1993 | Endoume | ||
| 1994–1996 | Endoume | ||
| Total | 248 | (4) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Endoume | ||
| 1996–1997 | Consolat | ||
| 2001 | Marseille | ||
| 2003–2004 | Marseille | ||
| 2013–2014 | Marseille | ||
| 2015 | ES Tunis | ||
| 2017–2018 | Levadiakos | ||
| 2018 | Panionios | ||
| 2022– | Olympiacos (director of football) | ||
| 2023 | Olympiacos (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Anigo (born 15 April 1961) is a French professional football manager and former player.
Career[edit]
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.[2]
In October 2019, Anigo was hired as Head of International Recruitment for Nottingham Forest.[3] He left the club in June 2020.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Born in France, Anigo's parents were Spanish Republicans on the run from Francisco Franco.[5] In September 2013 Anigo's son Adrien Anigo was shot dead. Adrien had previously spent time in prison for robbery and became the fifteenth victim of gun violence in Marseille that year.[6]
Managerial Statistics[edit]
- As of 25 January 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Marseille | 25 July 2001 | 24 August 2001 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | [7] |
| Marseille | 14 January 2004 | 22 November 2004 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 39.13 | [7] |
| Marseille | 7 December 2013 | 14 May 2014 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 38.46 | [7] |
| ES Tunis | June 2015 | August 2015 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | [7] |
| Levadiakos | July 2017 | June 2018 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 31.43 | [7] |
| Panionios | July 2018 | December 2018 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 50.00 | [7] |
| Olympiacos | April 2023 | Μay 2023 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 55.56 | [7] |
References[edit]
- ^ "José Anigo". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ Julien Laurens (25 March 2014). "Marseille's season going from bad to worse". ESPN. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ Anigo joins as Head of International Recruitment, nottinghamforest.co.uk, 15 October 2019
- ^ Pallatt, James (October 13, 2020). "Forest make Jose Anigo statement". NottinghamshireLive.
- ^ magazine, Le Point (September 6, 2013). "Les relations sulfureuses de la famille Anigo". Le Point.
- ^ Ben McPartland (5 September 2013). "Son of Marseille sporting director gunned down". The Local. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g https://www.sofascore.com/manager/jose-anigo/785804
External links[edit]
- Stats Archived 2009-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Marseille
- French men's footballers
- French people of Spanish descent
- Sportspeople of Spanish descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Expatriate football managers in Tunisia
- Espérance Sportive de Tunis managers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Nîmes Olympique players
- French football managers
- Olympique de Marseille managers
- Ligue 1 managers
- US Marseille Endoume players
- French expatriate sportspeople in Greece