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In the next season, Gerard Houllier will be the coach, announced on Sunday the champions of this season's French championship.
The 57-year-old G. Houllier, who was dismissed from Liverpool in May 2004, will take over the team from Paulo Le Gueno. P. Le Gueno had already expressed his intention to leave the club, with which he had become the French champion for three consecutive years.
G. Houllier has previously coached the French national team, but his team did not qualify for the 1994 World Cup. Later, the Frenchman led Liverpool for six years. Houllier's most successful season was in 2001 when Liverpool won three titles: the UEFA Cup, the League Cup, and the FA Cup.
Gerard Houllier's biography (Reuters information)
He was born on September 3, 1947. Before becoming a professional coach, he was a teacher.
1973-76: Coach of "Le Touquet", coach of the youth team of "Arras" 1974-76
1976-82: Head coach of "Noeux Les Mines", secured a place in the second division
1982-85: Coach of "RC Lens", secured a spot in the UEFA Cup
1985-1988: Coach of "Paris St Germain"
1986: Became French champion with "PSG"
1988: Technical director of the French national team, assistant to Michel Platini
July 7, 1992: Became the head coach of the French national team
August 26, 1992: Made his debut as head coach in a friendly match against Brazil. France lost 2-0
November 17, 1993: France lost to Bulgaria 2-1, conceding a goal in the 90th minute, and failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup. France would have needed a draw in that match
November 25, 1993: Resigned from his position as head coach of the French national team after 12 matches (seven wins, one draw, four losses), but remained as technical director
1996: Coach of the French U-18 national team. Became European champion
1997: Coach of the French U-20 national team that reached the quarterfinals of the World Youth Championship
July 16, 1998: Became the coach of Liverpool, sharing the position with Roy Evans
November 12, 1998: Became the head coach of Liverpool
1999: Liverpool finished seventh, but in the following season they finished fourth and secured a spot in the UEFA Cup
2001: Won the League Cup, FA Cup, and UEFA Cup, and finished third in the championship, which guaranteed a spot in the UEFA Champions League. Later won the European Super Cup and "Community Shield"
October 2001: Collapsed during a match against Leeds United. Underwent heart surgery and did not coach the team for six months
2002: Finished second in the English championship and secured a spot in the UEFA Champions League
2003: Won the League Cup, but a fifth-place finish in the championship prevented them from playing in the UEFA Champions League the following year
2004: Rumors of his dismissal emerged, threats were made to confront him, but Liverpool finished fourth in the championship and played in the UEFA Champions League the following year. They suffered a loss in the UEFA Cup quarterfinals, defeated by Marseille, who went on to the final
May 24, 2004: Dismissed from Liverpool
2004-2005: UEFA consultant
May 29, 2005: Appointed as head coach of Lyon
