Gérard Houllier
Gérard Houllier in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gérard Houllier | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Thérouanne, France | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1959–1968 | Hucqueliers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1969 | Liverpool Alsop | ||
| 1969–1971 | Hucqueliers | ||
| 1971–1977 | Le Touquet | 132 | (27) |
| Total | 132 | (27) | |
| 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 | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Gérard Houllier, OBE (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁaʁ ulje]; born 3 September 1947) is a French football manager and former player. His past clubs include Paris Saint-Germain, RC Lens and Liverpool, with whom he won the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup in 2001. He then guided Olympique Lyonnais to two French titles, before announcing his resignation on 25 May 2007. He became manager of Aston Villa in September 2010, before stepping down in June 2011 following frequent hospitalisation over heart problems. He also coached the French national team between 1992 and 1993. He assisted Aimé Jacquet in the 1998 World Cup, was part of UEFA's and FIFA's Technical Committee in the 2002 and 2006 World Cup finals, and Technical Director for the French Football Federation during the 2010 finals.
Since July 2012 Houllier is Head of Global Football for Red Bull. He is responsible for Austrian side FC Red Bull Salzburg, Germany's RB Leipzig and the New York Red Bulls from the US as well as the Red Bull Brasil and the Red Bull Ghana academies.
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