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.

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]

Managerial statistics

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Source[4]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Liverpool (with Roy Evans) 1 July 1998 12 November 1998 18 7 6 5 038.9
Liverpool 12 November 1998 24 May 2004 307 158 75 74 051.5
Lyon 2 June 2005 1 June 2007 108 69 25 14 063.9
Aston Villa 21 September 2010 1 June 2011 39 14 11 14 035.9

Honours

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Houllier at Old Trafford in 2008

Manager

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Nœux-les-Mines

Paris Saint-Germain

Liverpool

Lyon

France U18

Individual

Orders

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References

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    "Gerard Houllier". BFM Business (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "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. Gerard Houllier management career statistics at Soccerbase
  5. "US Nœux-les-Mines". Stat Football Club France (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. 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.
  7. "Renowned French coach Gérard Houllier passes away". UEFA. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  8. "TEAM OF THE YEAR 2001". UEFA. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014.
  9. "Liverpool treble award". BBC Sport. 14 December 2001.
  10. Pierrend, José Luis. ""Onze Mondial" Awards". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  11. "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.
  12. "Manager profile: Gérard Houllier". Premier League. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  13. "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.
  14. "Wenger and Houllier given honorary OBEs". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

Other websites

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