Gerard Houllier

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Gerard Houllier
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Gérard Houllier (2008)
Personnel
birthday September 3, 1947
place of birth Thérouanne ,  France
date of death December 14, 2020
Place of death Paris , 
position midfield
Juniors
Years station
1959–196? Hucqueliers
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
196? –1968 Hucqueliers
1968-1969 Liverpool Alsop
1969-1971 Hucqueliers
1971-1976 AC Le Touquet
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1973-1976 AC Le Touquet
1976-1982 US Nœux-les-Mines
1982-1985 RC Lens
1985-1988 Paris Saint-Germain
1988-1992 France (assistant coach)
1992-1993 France
1994-1996 France U18
1996-1997 France U-20
1998-2004 Liverpool FC
2005-2007 Olympique Lyon
2010-2011 Aston Villa
1 Only league games are given.

Gérard Houllier , OBE (born September 3, 1947 in Thérouanne , † December 14, 2020 in Paris ) was a French football coach and association official . Until his death he was Global Sports Director for the soccer clubs of Red Bull GmbH .

As the successor to Michel Platini, he coached the French national team from 1992 to 1993.

biography

Houllier studied English at Lille University in the late 1960s . When his father became seriously ill, he had to switch to part-time studies and started working as a teacher. In 1969 he spent a year studying in Liverpool and first saw a football match of FC Liverpool . From then on he was a fan of the club and began to deal more intensively with football. As an amateur footballer, he played after his return to France in Arras , where he was deputy headmaster.

In 1973 Houllier finished his school career and became a professional football coach, first as a player coach in Le Touquet , then as a youth coach in Arras. In the late 1970s he coached the third division US Nœux-les-Mines and rose to the second division in 1982 with the club. After this success, the first division club RC Lens made him head coach. After leading the club to the UEFA Cup in 1985 , he became a coach at Paris Saint-Germain .

When Michel Platini took over the French national team as coach, he appointed Houllier to be his assistant. In 1992 he became his successor as national coach. After failing to qualify for the 1994 World Cup , he resigned, but remained with the association as technical director and youth coach. His successor in the office of national coach, Aimé Jacquet , finally won the world championship in 1998 and Houllier also received a gold medal for the world championship he won for supporting work as technical director.

After the 1998 World Cup he was brought in by Liverpool FC to build a new team with him and Roy Evans . From November 1998 Houllier was solely responsible for the team at the club, which had brought him to football in the first place during his academic year in Liverpool. With young stars like Michael Owen and Steve McManaman as well as European players like Dietmar Hamann , Markus Babbel and Sami Hyypiä , he brought Liverpool FC close to their old successes. His most successful season was 2000/01 when he won the English League Cup , the FA Cup and the UEFA Cup could win.

In 2003/04 , Gérard Houllier's star began to decline at Liverpool FC. After a serious heart disease from 2001, which had visibly weakened him, and a disappointing performance this season, he resigned in May 2004. After a one-year break, he took over the French champions Olympique Lyon for the 2005/06 season and played with the club in the Champions League , which his old club Liverpool had won under his successor Rafael Benítez the previous season.

On May 25, 2007 Houllier resigned as a coach in Lyon. Since then, as Directeur technique national, he has been one of the most influential functionaries in the French football association FFF . He gave up this position in September 2010 - in at least an indirect connection with the criticism of his attitude during the Knysna fiasco  - in favor of a job as a manager at the English Premier League club Aston Villa .

Houllier resigned from Aston Villa on June 1, 2011 for health reasons . Heart problems plagued him, which is why he had to undergo an operation during his time at Liverpool FC. Assistant coach Gary McAllister had already taken over team training in April, when Houllier began to feel worse .

In June 2012 Houllier became the new Global Sports Director for the soccer clubs of Red Bull GmbH .

He was also a member of FIFA's Technical Study Group.

Success as a trainer

social commitment

Houllier was an ambassador for Show Racism the Red Card .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alexandre Pedro: Mort de Gérard Houllier, le professeur du football français. In: Le Monde , December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020 (French).
  2. ^ The new structure of the Red Bulls ( Memento from June 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ^ Club statement: Gerard Houllier ( Memento from June 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ^ The new structure of the Red Bulls ( Memento from June 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Show Racism the Red Card-Show Racism the Red Card Patrons ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Houllier, Gerard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French football coach and association official
DATE OF BIRTH September 3, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Thérouanne
DATE OF DEATH December 14, 2020
Place of death Paris