Former Liverpool and Aston Villa manager Gérard Houllier passed away at the age of 73. The French manager had also managed Paris Saint-Germain for 4 years.
Gérard Houllier established himself as a manager while managing Lens and PSG in the 1980s before taking over the French national side in 1992. He resigned from his national team job in 1994 as France failed to qualify in the World Cup.
In 1998 he took charge of Liverpool jointly with Roy Evans. After three months he took sole charge as Evans resigned. In the 2000-01 season, he won FA Cup, UEFA Cup, UEFA Super Cup with Liverpool. He won the European Coach of the Year award in the same season.
He left his job in 2004. In 2005 he took charge of Lyon and guided Lyon to two French titles before joining the French Football Federation in 2007. He was back to his managerial job with Aston Villa signing a 3-year deal.
The football world is in pain after the bad news came today. Liverpool stated, “We are mourning the passing of our treble-winning manager, Gerard Houllier.”
“The thoughts of everyone at Liverpool Football Club are with Gerard’s family and many friends.”
Aston Villa stated, “All at Aston Villa are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Gerard Houllier, our manager during the 2010-11 season.”
“Our thoughts are with Gerard’s loved ones at this incredibly difficult time.”
Premier League also Tweeted in his memory.
