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French coach Gerard Houllier died at the age of 73. With a history of heart problems, Houllier had undergone surgery three weeks ago and had recently returned home.
In 2001, when Gerard Houllier was Liverpool’s manager, he was hospitalized during a match for chest pains, and subsequently underwent surgery.
Ten years later, in 2011, he was then a technician at Aston Villa, and was again hospitalized for an aortic artery problem, and doctors advised him to stop training.
In France, Houllier was proclaimed champion at the helm of Paris Saint-Germain in 1986, winning the first title in the history of the Parisian club, and of Lyon, in 2006 and 2007.
At Liverpool he lived a year of almost absolute success in 2001, in which he won the UEFA Cup and the European Super Cup and also lifted the FA Cup, the League Cup and the English Super Cup, having only failed to win the championship of the season 2000. / 01, achieved by Manchester United.
In the French team he was less successful, either as assistant to Michel Platini, between 1988 and 1992, or as head coach, having guided the bleus for only 12 games, which was a historic failure in qualifying for the 1994 World Cup. .
Gerard Houllier also coached Lens, Aston Villa, Touquet and Nœux-les-Mines.
In recent years, he was a sports director for soccer clubs sponsored by Red Bull.
We are in mourning for the passing of our coach, Gerard Houllier, who won the treble.
Everyone’s thoughts at Liverpool Football Club are with Gerard’s family and many friends.
Rest in peace, Gerard Houllier 1947-2020. pic.twitter.com/isHGXIfe5E
– Liverpool FC (@LFC)
December 14, 2020
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