Henri Michel

Henri Michel
Michel in 1976.
Personal information
Full name Henri Louis Michel[1]
Date of birth (1947-10-28)28 October 1947
Place of birth Aix-en-Provence, France
Date of death 24 April 2018(2018-04-24) (aged 70)
Place of death Gardanne, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1966 Aix 36 (3)
1966–1982 Nantes 531 (81)
Total 567 (84)
International career
1967–1980 France 58 (4)
Managerial career
1982–1984 France U21
1984 France Olympic
1984–1988 France
1988–1990 France (DTN)
1990–1991 Paris Saint-Germain
1994 Cameroon
1995 Al Nassr
1995–2000 Morocco
2000–2001 UAE
2001 Aris Thessaloniki
2001–2002 Tunisia
2003–2004 Raja Casablanca
2004–2006 Ivory Coast
2006 Al-Arabi
2006–2007 Zamalek
2007 Morocco
2008–2009 Mamelodi Sundowns
2009 Zamalek
2010 Raja Casablanca
2011 Equatorial Guinea
2012 Kenya
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France (as manager)
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984
FIFA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1986
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Winner 1985 France
Representing  Ivory Coast (as manager)
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2006
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henri Louis Michel (28 October 1947[2][3] – 24 April 2018) was a French football player and coach. He played as a midfielder for Nantes and the France national team, and later went on to coach various clubs and national teams all over the world. He coached France at the 1986 World Cup, where they reached the semi-final, eventually managing a third–place finish; he also helped the Olympic squad win a gold medal in the 1984 edition of the tournament.

  1. ^ "Décret du 31 décembre 1999 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 31 December 1999 on promotion and appointment]. Journal Officiel de la République Française. 2000 (1): 10. 1 January 2000. PREX9903892D. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Football : Henri Michel, ancien sélectionneur des Bleus, est décédé". 24 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Henri Michel en bref".

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