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Career & Clubs
Six began his playing career at Division 2 side Valenciennes, making his debut at the age of 17 in 1972. He helped Les Athéniens achieve promotion to the top flight in 1975, which was followed by a remarkable season where they finished tenth, and Six finished as the top scorer at the club with 12 goals. After turning down offers from Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and Feyenoord, Six decided to join Lens in 1977, where he spent a single season, notably scoring a hattrick against Lazio in the UEFA Cup. Lens were relegated at the end of 1977-78 and Six was made the scapegoat. This was followed by two more disappointing years playing for Marseille, after which his career would become nomadic in the years that followed, playing in Belgium, Germany, England and Turkey. On 6 October 1984, the 30-year-old made his Aston Villa debut under Graham Turner in a 3-0 home win over previously unbeaten Manchester United. He acquired Turkish citizenship in order to play as a domestic player at Galatasaray, playing under the name Dündar Siz. There he won the Turkish First League championship in 1987–88 season. He ended his career in 1992 after a two-year spell in the newly re-unified 2.Bundesliga with VfB Leipzig.
Six was first selected for the France national football team by manager Michel Hidalgo whilst still at Valenciennes, making his debut on 27 March 1976 against Czechoslovakia, the same game in which Michel Platini made his debut. He played as a winger and he earned 52 caps and scored 13 goals for the France national football team. He played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup and the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and was also part of the winning team at Euro 84.
Six was signed by the Togolese Football Federation as coach for the Togo national football team in November 2011. He became manager of Mauritius in January 2015 and was fired in May 2015 following a suspension for poor behaviour during the 2015 COSAFA Cup. In April 2018, he was one of 77 applicants for the vacant Cameroon national team job. He became manager of Guinea on 13 September 2019, but left this role in October 2021.
International
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Six goal.
- Club
- FC Metz (1985–1986)
- Club
- Cercle Brugge K.S.V. (1980–1980)
- Club
- RC Strasbourg Alsace (1981–1981)
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- ASPV Strasbourg (1989–1990)
- Club
- Olympique de Marseille (1978–1980)
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- VfB Stuttgart (1981–1983)
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- R.C. Lens (1977–1978)
- Club
- FC Mulhouse (1983–1984)
- Club
- 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig (1990–1992)
- Club
- Aston Villa F.C. (1984–1985)
- Club
- Galatasaray S.K. (1987–1988)
- Club
- RC Strasbourg Alsace (1986–1986)
- Club
- Valenciennes F.C. (1987–1987)
- Club
- Stade de Vallauris (1989–1989)
- Club
- VfB Leipzig (1991–1992)
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- France men's national association football team (1976–1984)
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- Valenciennes F.C. (1972–1977)
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- France national under-21 association football team
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- Valenciennes F.C. (1970–1977)
- League
- Bundesliga
- League
- 2. Bundesliga
- National team
- France
Clubs
- France national under-21 association football teamcurrent
- Valenciennes F.C.1970–1977
- Valenciennes F.C.1972–1977
- France men's national association football team1976–1984
- R.C. Lens1977–1978
- Olympique de Marseille1978–1980
- Cercle Brugge K.S.V.1980–1980
- RC Strasbourg Alsace1981–1981
- VfB Stuttgart1981–1983
- FC Mulhouse1983–1984
- Aston Villa F.C.1984–1985
- FC Metz1985–1986
- RC Strasbourg Alsace1986–1986
- Galatasaray S.K.1987–1988
- Valenciennes F.C.1987–1987
- ASPV Strasbourg1989–1990
- Stade de Vallauris1989–1989
- 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig1990–1992
- VfB Leipzig1991–1992
Played together with
Aaron AnselminoRC Strasbourg Alsace · 2026
Aaron HughesAston Villa F.C. · 2005–2007
Aaron TshibolaAston Villa F.C.
Aaron Wan-BissakaAston Villa F.C. · 2026
Abdelaziz BarradaOlympique de Marseille · 2014
Abdelkrim MerryFC Metz · 1982–1983
Abdelkrim MerryRC Strasbourg Alsace · 1983–1984- Abdellah LiegeonRC Strasbourg Alsace · 1987–1989
Abderrahmane MahjoubFrance men's national association football team · 1953–1955
Abdeslam OuaddouValenciennes F.C. · 2006–2008
Abdou DialloFrance national under-21 association football team · 2016–2019Abdoulaye DoucouréFrance national under-21 association football team · 2014–2014
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Identifiers & aliases
Didier Six is a French football manager and former player, who most recently worked as manager of the Guinea national football team until October 2021.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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