Henri Michel

French association football player and manager (1947-2018)

Henri Michel (28 October 194724 April 2018) was a French football player. He had played for France national team.

Henri Michel
Michel in 1976.
Personal information
Full name Henri Louis Michel[1]
Date of birth (1947-10-28)28 October 1947
Place of birth Aix-en-Provence, France
Date of death 24 April 2018(2018-04-24) (aged 70)
Place of death Gardanne, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1966 Aix 36 (3)
1966–1982 Nantes 531 (81)
Total 567 (84)
National team
1967–1980 France 58 (4)
Teams managed
1982–1984 France U21
1984 France Olympic
1984–1988 France
1988–1990 France (DTN)
1990–1991 Paris Saint-Germain
1994 Cameroon
1995 Al Nassr
1995–2000 Morocco
2000–2001 UAE
2001 Aris Thessaloniki
2001–2002 Tunisia
2003–2004 Raja Casablanca
2004–2006 Ivory Coast
2006 Al-Arabi
2006–2007 Zamalek
2007 Morocco
2008–2009 Mamelodi Sundowns
2009 Zamalek
2010 Raja Casablanca
2011 Equatorial Guinea
2012 Kenya
Honours
Men's football
Representing  France (as manager)
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984
FIFA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1986
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Winner 1985 France
Representing  Ivory Coast (as manager)
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2006
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Michel died in 24 April 2018 in Aix-en-Provence, France, aged 70.[2]

Club career statistics

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Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
FranceLeague
1964–65 Aixoise Division 2 9 0
1965–66 27 3
1966–67 Nantes Division 1 14 2
1967–68 32 1
1968–69 33 3
1969–70 28 6
1970–71 38 4
1971–72 30 4
1972–73 38 9
1973–74 37 6
1974–75 37 8
1975–76 38 12
1976–77 38 11
1977–78 36 5
1978–79 37 6
1979–80 34 2
1980–81 37 1
1981–82 24 1
Country France 567 84
Total 567 84

International career statistics

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France national team
YearAppsGoals
1967 3 0
1968 1 0
1969 5 1
1970 7 1
1971 7 0
1972 7 1
1973 5 0
1974 5 0
1975 6 1
1976 1 0
1977 1 0
1978 8 0
1979 1 0
1980 1 0
Total 58 4

References

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  1. "Décret du 31 décembre 1999 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 31 December 1999 on promotion and appointment]. Journal Officiel de la République Française. 2000 (1): 10. 1 January 2000. PREX9903892D. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. Phelippeau, David (24 April 2018). "L'ancien sélectionneur des Bleus Henri Michel est décédé à l'âge de 70 ans". www.20minutes.fr (in French). Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  3. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Henri Michel". www.national-football-teams.com.