Gerard Houllier - Football Coach

Gérard Paul Francis Houllier (French pronunciation: ; 3 September 1947 – 14 December 2020) was a French professional football manager and player. Clubs he managed include Paris Saint-Germain, Lens and Liverpool, where he won the FA Cup, League Cup, FA Charity Shield, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 2001. He then guided Lyon to two French titles, before announcing his resignation on 25 May 2007. He became manager of Aston Villa in September 2010. He also coached the France national team between 1992 and 1993. He assisted Aimé Jacquet in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, was part of UEFA's and FIFA's Technical Committee in the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, and technical director for the French Football Federation during the 2010 finals. In June 2011, he stepped down from club coaching, leaving his managerial role at Aston Villa, following frequent hospitalisation over heart problems. From July 2012 until his death, Houllier had been head of global football for Red Bull. He was responsible for Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg, Germany's RB Leipzig and American club New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Brasil, as well as the now dissolved Red Bull Ghana academies. He became the technical director of women's football clubs Lyon Féminin and OL Reign in November 2020. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article

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RC Lens	82/85

Paris Saint-Germain FC	85/87

France	92/93

Liverpool	98/04
EPL 98/99	26
EPL 99/00	38
EPL 00/01	38
EPL 01/02	38
UEFA S. Cup 01	1
Champions 01/02	14
EPL 02/03	38
Champions 02/03	6
EPL 03/04	38

Olympique Lyonnais	05/07
Ligue 1 05/06	38
Champions 05/06	10
Champions 06/07	8
Ligue 1 06/07	38

Aston Villa	10/11
League Cup 10/11	3
EPL 10/11	35
FA Cup 10/11	3