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.

Houllier died on 14 December 2020 at a Paris hospital from heart surgery-related problems, aged 73.

Gérard Houllier

Honours

Manager

Paris Saint-Germain

Division 1: 1985–86

Liverpool

FA Cup: 2000–01

Football League Cup: 2000–01, 2002–03

FA Charity Shield: 2001

UEFA Cup: 2000–01

UEFA Super Cup: 2001

Lyon

Ligue 1: 2005–06, 2006–07

Trophée des Champions: 2005, 2006

France U18

UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 1996

Individual

UEFA Team of the Year: 2001

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

Orders

Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur: 2002

References

Other websites

Profile, stats and pictures of Gerard Houllier

LFC Online profile

Manager profile at LFChistory.net

Gérard Houllier – Nomination FFF Role

1947 births

2020 deaths

Association football midfielders

Footballers from Pas-de-Calais

French football managers

Gérard Houllier