Diego Garzitto is a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 football coach and former professional player.

Club career

Although born in Italy, Garzitto was raised in France, and spent his entire professional career in his adopted nation, playing as a defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 for CS Louhans-Cuiseaux

CS Louhans-Cuiseaux

Club Sportif Louhans-Cuiseaux is a French football club.-History:Founded in 1970 after the unification of "Club Sportif Louhannais" and "Club de Cuiseaux" , based in the villages of Louhans and Cuiseaux...

 and AC Ajaccio

AC Ajaccio

Athletic Club Ajaccio is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, having finished 2nd in the 2010–11 campaign in Ligue 2. The club president is Alain...

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Coaching career

After coaching in the lower-leagues of France, Garzitto took charge of the under-20 national team of Ethiopia

Ethiopia national football team

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, leaving that position in August 2001. He then took charge of the national team of Togo

Togo national football team

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 in July 2002, leaving two months later. After returning to French club football for a period, Garzitto took charge of Ethiopia

Ethiopia national football team

The Ethiopia national football team represents Ethiopia in association football and is controlled by the Ethiopian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Ethiopia...

 in December 2006, resiging two months later. Garzitto later led the Congolese side TP Mazembe

TP Mazembe

Tout Puissant Mazembe, formerly known as Englebert, are a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi. Its nickname is Les corbeaux despite having a crocodile with a ball in its mouth on the team crest...

 to the 2009 CAF Champions League title, before later coaching Moroccan side Wydad Casablanca.