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Jacques Santini (born April 25 , 1952 in Delle , France ) is a former Football player and now manager, currently the head coach of AJ Auxerre in Ligue 1 . He has previously managed the Toulouse FC , Lille OSC , AS Saint-Étienne , FC Sochaux , Olympique Lyonnais , the French National Team , and Tottenham Hotspur Known at Tottenham Hotspur for his defensive style and reluctance to allow attacking football of any kind, Santini's spell in England started brightly enough, with a series of 1-0 victories, but was in something of a terminal decline when he announced his resignation 13 games into his Tottenham career. Officially Santini left England due to personal problems, often cited as an illness to his wife, however it was widely reported that a series of disagreements with then Sporting Director Frank Arnesen led to his departure.
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