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Guy Roux is a footballer and trainer of French football, born on October 18th, 1938 with Colmar. He was the trainer emblematic of AJ Auxerre during nearly 45 years. Trainer of RC Lens at the beginning of the season 2007-2008, the adventure with blood and gold finishes as of the August 25th where he announces his resignation of the post of trainer of the RCL, officially for health reason, whereas some call upon that in fact rather the bad results of the club involved its decision.

He is also city council man deputy with Youth with Appoigny (Yonne).

Biography

Born on October 18th, 1938 with Colmar, Guy Roux joined her family with Appoigny when the Second world war bursts. His/her military father is made prisoner during the five years of German occupation. At the end of the the Forties and after the war, its mother being seriously sick and her father occupied by his functions of soldier, it turned over in Alsace. He lives with Munster where his/her military father directs a team of Déminage with German prisoners. He is then lodged in Colmar by a family of market-gardeners, Wuest. He attends the Bartholdi college where he passes its 7th, 6th and 5th, and is ballboy at the stage of the Francs, when the team of the joined together sports of Colmar played in the first division. He very often says: “It is in Colmar that was born my vocation.”. After having been player of the AJ Auxerre of 1952 to 1961, it had the club under its orders of 1961 with 2005, except for the season 2000-2001. It drew it the depths of the lower leagues (DH) to bring it in Ligue 1. Statute amateur, the club became professional in 1980.

The trainer of a club

The management of the club and its manpower follows the example of the Abbé Deschamps, founder of AJA. The Burgundian coach is (very) rigorous at the financial level, but the balance of a formation being pressed on a very narrow basin of population is at this price. The financial stringency, moreover exploited by the chansonniers, is not the only ingredient of Auxerre-native success. Very open on the football of the whole world, Guy Roux is one of the finest experts of football, in all her dimensions. Its model in the construction of AJA will be the Laval-native Stade of Michel Milinaire. This science is put at the service of its club which rests initially and above all on the training of young players. The latter are then sold, at the best price, leaving the place to a rising new generation. In order to give more body to its formation, all the formations of the club evolve/move with the same tactics. The favorite training of Guy Roux was a long time the 4-3-3, but after its return of more or less sabbatical year (2000-2001), he chooses according to the cases for one 4-4-2 or one 4-3-3 whole while giving up individual marking.

June 5th, 2005, he announces his sporting retirement as a trainer of football of AJA, the shortly after his fourth victory in cut of France. He will have directed the club during 42 seasons, that is to say more than 2000 matches.

In July 2005, very media Guy Roux (it made several publicities which exploits its reputation of miserly and of peasant crafty beggar) joined Canal+ to comment on the matches there championship. Its outspokenness and its knowledge as well of the football than of the players as it could have to attend in make excellent consulting and sporting commentator. During the World cup 2006, Guy Roux is also consulting of Sport free attitude and Europe 1. On its blog, it makes a daily point on the Blue ones.

Guy Roux published an autobiographical book with Dominique Grimault in 2006, Between us - Memories , ED. Plon, and in 2000, Eugene Saccomano and Serge Mesonès wrote on him Guy Roux - trainer of my life to the ED. Euro Images.

Transitory a new departure

June 5th, 2007, is 2 years day for day after having announced its stop and at age the 68 years, it reveals, at the time of a press conference at the training center of Gaillette with Lens, the signing of a 2 year old contract to RC Lens.

August 25th, 2007, after a delicate beginning of the season, and methods disputed within the lensois group, Guy Roux presents her resignation to the president lensois Gervais Martel, feeling able to involve. It will direct its last match against RC Strasbourg two days later, before officializing its departure and its final retirement as a trainer, sadness in the heart after this last match which is concluded by a defeat 2-1.

Chronological reference marks

October 18th, 1938: Birth of Guy Roux with Colmar.
1948/1949: Guy Roux is ballboy, at the stage of the Francs, behind the goals of Pépito Angel, the guard of the joined together sports of Colmar then in the first division.
1952 : Guy Roux signs her first license with AJA.
1957 : Junior, Guy Roux evolves/moves for the first time with the team first of AJ Auxerre.
1957 : Departure for Limoges. Too rich manpower, lent to Poitiers.
1958 : Return to Limoges. Guy Roux does not want to sign professional contract. He plays with the reserve of Limoges in CFA.
1960 : Training course of one month observation in London (Hook De luxe hotel)
1961: Trainer of the team first of AJA at 23 years.
1962 - 1964: Military service with Trier in Germany. He is trainer of his unit, which becomes champion of the French Forces in Germany.
1964 : Guy Roux of return to AJA.
1966 : Guy Roux moves in England to follow the World cup. Since then, it assists with all the final stages of the World cup.
1970 : AJA is champion of DH.
1974 : AJA is promoted in D2.
1979 : AJA arrives finally of Coupe de France. The team inclines 1-4 after prolongations against FC Nantes.
1980 : AJA is promoted in D1.
July 24th, 1980 in football: 1st match of AJA in D1.
1984 : Guy Roux is consulting for TF1 for the first time.
September 19th, 1984 in football: 1st match of Cut of Europe for AJA.
March 1993 in football: Guy Roux publishes its first book: Insane of foot .
April 20th, 1993 in football: AJA fails the shootings with the goal in semi-final of the UEFA Cup.
May 14th, 1994 in football: 1 victory in Coupe de France.
March 1996 in football: First publicity campaign with Guy Roux (for a mark of manure).
May 4th, 1996 in football: 2nd Coupe de France for AJA.
May 11th, 1996 in football: 1st title of Champion of France of the first division for AJA.
September 11th, 1996 in football: 1st match of AJA in League of the Champions.
August 26th, 1997 in football: AJA gains the Coupe Intertoto.
November 22nd, 1999 in football: Guy Roux receives the Légion of honor.
May 13rd, 2000 in football: Last match of Guy Roux before her sabbatical year.
May 19th, 2001 in football: Guy Roux finds her place on the Auxerre-native bench.
November 23rd, 2001 in football: Guy Roux is operated in urgency of the heart with a double coronary bridging. Alain Fiard takes over temporarily the duties.
September 14th, 2002 in football: With 783 matches trained in D1, Guy Roux beats the record of longevity of Kader Firoud.
May 31st, 2003 in football: 3rd Coupe de France for AJA.
June 4th, 2005 in football: 4th Coupe de France for AJA. The shortly after the match, Guy Roux announces that it gives up its post of trainer. With 890 matches trained in D1 then in League 1, it establishes a new record in this field.
May 16th, 2006 in football: Challenge Guy Roux.
June 5th, 2007 in football: At 68 years, Guy Roux reconsiders her retirement of trainer and sign to RC Lens.
June 28th, 2007 in football: Guy Roux is stated too old to be the trainer of Lens by the legal commission of LFP. Racing Club of Lens makes call of the decision in front of CNOSF.
July 11th, 2007 in football: LFP grants finally the statute of trainer to Guy Roux.
August 25th, 2007 in football: Guy Roux announces her resignation of the RCL at the time of the 5th day of the championship, blood and gold having taken only 2 points in 4 matches. Consequently occasion it states to put an end to its career of trainer.

Prize list

Champion of France L1: 1996
Champion of France L2: 1980
Champion of DH Burgundy: 1970 Victorious
of the Coupe de France: 1994,1996,2003 and 2005
Finalist of the Coupe de France: 1979 Victorious
of the Cut Intertoto: 1997,2007
Victorious of the Cut of the Alps: 1985 and 1987
Tournament of Auxerre: 1982 and 1986
Semi-finalist of the UEFA Cup: 1993
French Trainer having taken part in the greatest number of matches of Championship of France of D1 or League 1: 894, between 1980 and 2007.

Distinctions

French Trainer of the year France Football in 1986,1988 and 1996 (the 1st division)
French Trainer of the year France Football in 1979 (the 2nd division)

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