Gérard Houllier

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.

Gérard Houllier
OBE
Gérard Houllier at Old Trafford in 2008
Personal information
Full name Gérard Paul Francis Houllier[1]
Date of birth (1947-09-03)3 September 1947[2]
Place of birth Thérouanne, France[2]
Date of death 14 December 2020(2020-12-14) (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]

Honours

Manager

Paris Saint-Germain

Liverpool

Lyon

  • Ligue 1: 2005–06, 2006–07[4]
  • Trophée des Champions: 2005, 2006[4]

France U18

  • UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 1996

Individual

  • UEFA Team of the Year: 2001[5]
  • European Coach of the Year—Alf Ramsey Award: 2001
  • World Soccer Magazine World Manager of the Year: 2001
  • Onze d'Or Coach of the Year: 2001
  • Ligue 1 Manager of the Year: 2007
  • Premier League Manager of the Month: December 1999, March 2002, October 2002[6]

Orders
  • Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur: 2002[7]

References
  1. "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. "Houllier: Gérard Houllier: Manager". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. "Gérard Houllier, former Liverpool and France manager, dies aged 73". The Guardian. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. "France - G. Houllier - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  5. "TEAM OF THE YEAR 2001". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014.
  6. "Manager profile: Gérard Houllier". Premier League. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  7. "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.

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