{{Short description|French footballer and coach (born 1978)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Didier Domi | image = | caption = | full_name = Didier Arsène Marcel Domi<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/multimediafiles/download/disciplinarychart/uefa/uefamedia/76/78/49/767849_download.pdf |title=UEFA Cup 2008/2009: Booking List Group stage at Matchday 2 |publisher=UEFA |page=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407093747/https://www.uefa.com/multimediafiles/download/disciplinarychart/uefa/uefamedia/76/78/49/767849_download.pdf |archive-date=7 April 2022}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|5|2|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Sarcelles]], Val d'Oise, France | height = 1.79 m | position = [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|Left back]] | currentclub = [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]] (academy technical advisor) | youthyears1 = 1994–1996 | youthclubs1 = [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]] | years1 = 1996–1998 | clubs1 = [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]] | caps1 = 48 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1998–2001 | clubs2 = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] | caps2 = 70 | goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2001–2004 | clubs3 = [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]] | caps3 = 31 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2003–2004 | clubs4 = → [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] (loan) | caps4 = 17 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2004–2006 | clubs5 = [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] | caps5 = 42 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2006–2010 | clubs6 = [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]] | caps6 = 61 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2011 | clubs7 = [[New England Revolution]] | caps7 = 9 | goals7 = 0 | totalcaps = 278 | totalgoals = 4 | nationalyears1 = 1992 | nationalteam1 = France U15 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 1992–1993 | nationalteam2 = France U16 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 1993–1994 | nationalteam3 = France U17 | nationalcaps3 = 7 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 1996 | nationalteam4 = France U18 | nationalcaps4 = | nationalgoals4 = | nationalyears5 = 1997 | nationalteam5 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]] | nationalcaps5 = 19 | nationalgoals5 = 0 }} '''Didier Arsène Marcel Domi''' (born 2 May 1978) is a French football coach, former professional [[Association football|footballer]] and pundit who is technical advisor to the [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]] Academy in Qatar.
As a player, he was a left-back who had two spells with Paris Saint-Germain where he made 79 appearances in [[Ligue 1]]. He also played in the [[Premier League]] for [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] and [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] and in [[La Liga]] for [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]]. He later won multiple trophies in [[Greece]] with [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]] before retiring with [[Major League Soccer]] side [[New England Revolution]].
==Early life== Domi was born in [[Sarcelles]], Val d'Oise, France. He is an convert to [[Islam]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/05/alan-pardew-newcastle-united-manchester-city | title=Alan Pardew keeping the faith in the Newcastle United revolution | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=5 May 2012 | accessdate=11 July 2013 | author=Taylor, Louise}}</ref>
==Club career== ===Paris Saint-Germain=== Domi joined [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]] as a trainee in 1994, and made his debut in January 1996.{{refn|{{LFP|domi-didier}}}} The following season, having only appeared once in [[1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|their UEFA Cup Winners' Cup defence]], he was brought in to start the first leg of the semi-final against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] as PSG won 3–0, and also played 90 minutes in the final loss to [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]].
Having appeared in the [[UEFA Super Cup]] against [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] the same season, the next campaign he took part in the [[UEFA Champions League]] and helped PSG win both the [[Coupe de France|French Cup]] and [[Coupe de la Ligue|French League Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/psg-bordeaux-2-2-4-2-tab-040498-coupe-de-la-ligue-97-98/ |title=PSG – Bordeaux 2–2 (4–2 tab), 04/04/98, Coupe de la Ligue 97–98 |publisher=archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com |accessdate=3 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com/2014/05/03/psg-lens-2-1-020598-coupe-de-france-97-98/ |title=PSG – Lens 2–1, 02/05/98, Coupe de France 97–98 |publisher=archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com |accessdate=3 January 2020}}</ref>
===Newcastle United=== Domi's performances earned a €6m move to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] in January 1999, but after a good start he fell out of favour and began 2001 with a return to PSG for the same fee for which they sold him. Whilst at Newcastle he played in the [[1999 FA Cup Final]] and scored three league goals, all coming in the 1999–2000 season against Wimbledon, Coventry and rivals Sunderland.
===Return to Paris and loan to Leeds United=== Injury limited Domi's appearances at PSG and in 2003–04 he was loaned to [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] but only made a sporadic impact as they were relegated from the [[Premier League]].<ref>{{soccerbase|16111}}</ref>
===Espanyol and Olympiacos=== PSG let Domi join [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] in summer 2004 and late in [[2005–06 Copa del Rey|2005–06]] he finally held down a regular place, helping them to the [[Copa del Rey]] final, though he did not appear in the 4–1 win against [[Real Zaragoza]]. At the end of that season he moved on a free transfer to [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]], signing a three-year deal.
===New England Revolution=== On 11 January 2011, Domi signed a one-year contract with the [[New England Revolution]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2011/01/revs-sign-french-defender-didier-domi |title=Revs sign French defender Didier Domi {{!}} New England Revolution |website=revolutionsoccer.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115000456/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2011/01/revs-sign-french-defender-didier-domi |archive-date=2011-01-15}}</ref> and made his MLS debut on 26 March 2011 in a 2–1 win over [[D.C. United]].<ref>[http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/revolution-hold-back-united-whistle-filled-affair Revolution hold back United in whistle-filled affair] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430074641/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/revolution-hold-back-united-whistle-filled-affair |date=30 April 2011 }}</ref> The Revolution released Domi on 17 July 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2011/07/revs-release-didier-domi |title=Revs release Didier Domi {{!}} New England Revolution |website=revolutionsoccer.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719044104/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2011/07/revs-release-didier-domi |archive-date=2011-07-19}}</ref>
==International career== Domi is a former French youth and Under-21 international.
==After retirement== Domi currently works for [[beIN Sports]] in the Middle East.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/didier-domi-warns-uniteds-world-7307554|title=Didier Domi warns United's World Cup stars the grass isn't always greener on the other side|date=22 June 2014}}</ref>
==Honours== '''Paris Saint-Germain''' *[[Coupe de France]]: 1998 *[[Coupe de la Ligue]]: 1998 *[[Trophée des Champions]]: [[1998 Trophée des Champions|1998]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com/2014/07/27/lens-psg-0-1-300798-trophee-des-champions-98-99/ |title=Lens – PSG 0–1, 30/07/98, Trophée des Champions 98–99 |publisher=archivesparisfootball.wordpress.com |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref> *[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2001]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.repubblica.it/online/sport/intertoto/uefa/uefa.html |title= Brescia, sogno finito il Psg va in Uefa |work=La Repubblica |accessdate=2 January 2020}}</ref>
'''Olympiacos''' *[[Super League Greece]]: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 *[[Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]]: 2007–08, 2008–09 *[[Greek Super Cup]]: [[2007 Greek Super Cup|2007]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{FFF player}} *{{UEFA player}}
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