José Anigo

José Anigo (born 15 April 1961) is a French professional football manager and former player.

José Anigo

Personal information
Date of birth	(1961-04-15) 15 April 1961 (age 64)
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
2022–2024	Olympiacos (director of football)
2023	Olympiacos (caretaker)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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

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

As of 25 January 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record					Ref.
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Marseille	25 July 2001	24 August 2001	4	0	2	2	000.00	[7]
Marseille	14 January 2004	22 November 2004	46	18	13	15	039.13	[7]
Marseille	7 December 2013	14 May 2014	26	10	9	7	038.46	[7]
ES Tunis	June 2015	August 2015	2	1	0	1	050.00	[7]
Levadiakos	July 2017	June 2018	35	11	10	14	031.43	[7]
Panionios	July 2018	December 2018	14	7	2	5	050.00	[7]
Olympiacos	April 2023	Μay 2023	9	5	1	3	055.56	[7]