About 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.

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.

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