Gérard Houllier
French association football manager (1947–2020)
Gérard Paul Francis Houllier OBE (3 September 1947 – 14 December 2020) was a French football manager and former player. He was the technical director of NSWL team OL Reign at the time of his death. Houllier is most known for his time at Liverpool, and is considered one of their best managers because of the trophies he won.
.jpg) Gérard Houllier at Old Trafford in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gérard Paul Francis Houllier[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1947[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Thérouanne, France[2] | ||
| Date of death | 14 December 2020 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Paris, France | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1959–1968 | Hucqueliers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1969 | Alsop | ||
| 1969–1971 | Hucqueliers | ||
| 1971–1980 | Le Touquet | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1973–1976 | Le Touquet | ||
| 1976–1982 | Nœux-les-Mines | ||
| 1982–1985 | Lens | ||
| 1985–1988 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| 1988–1992 | France (assistant manager) | ||
| 1992–1993 | France | ||
| 1994–1996 | France U18 | ||
| 1996–1997 | France U20 | ||
| 1998 | Liverpool (joint with Roy Evans) | ||
| 1998–2004 | Liverpool | ||
| 2005–2007 | Lyon | ||
| 2010–2011 | Aston Villa | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Houllier died on 14 December 2020 at a Paris hospital from heart surgery-related problems, aged 73.[3]
Managerial statistics
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| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Liverpool (with Roy Evans) | 1 July 1998 | 12 November 1998 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 38.9 |
| Liverpool | 12 November 1998 | 24 May 2004 | 307 | 158 | 75 | 74 | 51.5 |
| Lyon | 2 June 2005 | 1 June 2007 | 108 | 69 | 25 | 14 | 63.9 |
| Aston Villa | 21 September 2010 | 1 June 2011 | 39 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 35.9 |
Honours
change Manager
changeNœux-les-Mines
- Division 3 Group North: 1978–79[5]
Paris Saint-Germain
Liverpool
- FA Cup: 2000–01[6]
- Football League Cup: 2000–01, 2002–03[6]
- FA Charity Shield: 2001[6]
- UEFA Cup: 2000–01[6]
- UEFA Super Cup: 2001[6]
Lyon
France U18
Individual
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2001[8]
- World Soccer Magazine World Manager of the Year: 2001[9]
- Onze Mondial Coach of the Year: 2001[10]
- Ligue 1 Manager of the Year: 2007[11]
- Premier League Manager of the Month: December 1999, March 2002, October 2002[12]
Orders
change- Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur (2002)[13]
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire: (2003) honoured for his outstanding contribution to British football.[14]
References
change- ↑ "Entreprise GH Consulting à Boulogne-Billancourt (92100)" [Company GH Consulting in Boulogne-Billancourt (92100)]. Figaro Entreprises (in French). Société du Figaro. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
"Gerard Houllier". BFM Business (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2019. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Houllier: Gérard Houllier: Manager". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ↑ "Gérard Houllier, former Liverpool and France manager, dies aged 73". The Guardian. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ↑ Gerard Houllier management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ "US Nœux-les-Mines". Stat Football Club France (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 "France - G. Houllier - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Renowned French coach Gérard Houllier passes away". UEFA. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ↑ "TEAM OF THE YEAR 2001". UEFA. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014.
- ↑ "Liverpool treble award". BBC Sport. 14 December 2001.
- ↑ Pierrend, José Luis. ""Onze Mondial" Awards". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ↑ "Palmarès Trophées UNFP - Oscars du football - Meilleur entraîneur de Ligue 1" (in French). Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ↑ "Manager profile: Gérard Houllier". Premier League. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ↑ "Décret du 29 mars 2002 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 29 March 2002 on promotion and appointment]. Journal Officiel de la République Française (in French). 2002 (77): 5702. 31 March 2002. PREX0200003D. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ↑ "Wenger and Houllier given honorary OBEs". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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