Jacques Abardonado

Jacques Abardonado (born 27 May 1978) is a French former footballer who played as a defender, currently assistant manager of Ligue 1 club Marseille.^[1]

Jacques Abardonado

Abardonado in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Jacques Abardonado
Date of birth	(1978-05-27) 27 May 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Marseille (assistant)
Youth career
0000–1996	Marseille Endoume
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1998	Marseille B
1998–2001	Marseille	33	(3)
2001–2002	Lorient	28	(0)
2002–2007	Nice	175	(2)
2008	1. FC Nürnberg	11	(0)
2008–2010	Valenciennes	33	(0)
2010–2011	Grenoble	28	(0)
2011–2012	Fréjus Saint-Raphaël	10	(0)
2013–2014	Marseille B
Total		318	(5)
Managerial career
2014–2017	Marseille B (assistant)
2017–2019	Marseille (youth)
2019–2021	Marseille U19 (assistant)
2021–2022	Marseille (assistant)
2022–2023	Marseille B (assistant)
2023–	Marseille (assistant)
2023	Marseille (caretaker)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Abardonado joined Olympique de Marseille as a player in 1996, coming from US Marseille Endoume. He ended his professional playing career at OM in 2014 to pursue coaching. Between 2014 and 2023, he held several roles within the club: assistant coach for the reserve team, head coach for the youth squads, assistant for the U19s, assistant for the first team, and even served as interim head coach between Marcelino’s departure and Gennaro Gattuso’s arrival.^[2]

Personal life

Abardonado is of Spanish Romani descent through his father.^[3] His cousin is the French footballer André-Pierre Gignac.^[4] He grew up in La Castellane.^[5]

Honours

Player

Marseille

• UEFA Cup runner-up: 1998-09

Lorient

• Coupe de France: 2001–02
• Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2001–02

Nice

• Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2005–06