Henri Michel

See also: Henri Michel (historian)

Henri Michel , born the October 29th 1947 with Aix-en-Provence, is a former professional footballer who evolved/moved in the middle of ground and current trainer of L equips with Morocco of Football. It was selector of the team of France Hopes (Olympic champion in 1984), of the team of France and several African selections.

Career

After a formation with the club of Aix-en-Provence, Henri Michel arrives at Nantes in 1966, year of the second title of the Canaries, club where it will carry out all his career of player. Very quickly it is essential in the team on the station of defensive medium and as captain. 16 years of career in the club ligérien with to key 3 championships of France will follow, a Coupe de France and a semi-final of Cut of the winners of cut. At the end of its career he will play station of Libéro at the sides of Patrice Rio and Maxime Bossis, inter alia. There will remain an alive legend of the FC Nantes with which he will dispute in all 532 matches, current record with equality with Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes.

From 1982 to 1984, it involves the team of France Hopes which will gain the gold medal at the time of the Olympic Games of 1984 in Los Angeles vis-a-vis Brazil. This same year, it succeeds Michel Hidalgo as selector of the team of France has, very right champion of Europe, and with which it reaches the semi-final of the World cup 1986 in Mexico. But France does not qualify itself for the Championnat of Europe of 1988 in Germany and Henri Michel is replaced by Michel Platini following a calamitous match against Cyprus (1-1) at the time of the eliminating heats of the Mondial 1990 and the not-qualification for the latter.

He will be then briefly trainer of the Paris-Saint-Germain then selector of the Cameroun before becoming during 5 years selector of the national team of the Morocco which he qualifies for the World cup 1998 in France (elimination with the 1st turn), then selector of the team of the United Arab Emirates (2000-2001). He is briefly trainer of the Greek club of Aris Salonique before becoming selector of the team of Tunisia (2001-2002) after the eliminating heats of the World cup 2002 in Japan (elimination with the 1st turn). He will become then trainer of the Raja de Casablanca, one of the largest Moroccan clubs, with which he will be champion of Morocco (2004) and champion of Africa of the clubs (2003). He is again selector of a African team in 2004, the team of Ivory Coast, with which in 2006 he is finalist of the Coupe of Africa of the Nations and that he qualifies for the World cup 2006. He then briefly involves a club of Qatar, Al Arabi Doha, before becoming in 2007 trainer of the Egyptian club of the Zamalek.

He resigns of his functions in the large Egyptian club in August 2007 to join the national selection of the Morocco.

Clubs (player)

Prize list (player)

  • Champion of France D1 1973,1977 and 1980 with Nantes.
  • Vice-champion of France D1 1967,1974,1978,1979 and 1981 with Nantes.
  • Victorious of the Coupe de France 1979 with Nantes.
  • Finalist of the Coupe de France 1970 and 1973 with Nantes.
  • Semi-finalist of the Cut of Europe of the winners of Cut in 1980 with Nantes.
  • 58 selections and 4 goals in team of France has between 1967 and 1980.

Statistics (player)

Career trainer

By clubs

By selections

Prize list trainer

  • Victorious of the Olympic tournament 1984 with the Olympic team of France (the trainers do not have an Olympic title nor of medal).
  • Vainqueur of the intercontinental Cut of the nations (Crossed Artemio trophy) in 1985 with the team of France has
  • 3rd Football world cup of 1986
  • Champion of Morocco in 2004 with the Raja de Casablanca.
  • Victorious of the Cut of the CIF in 2003 with the Raja de Casablanca
  • Finalist of the Cut of Africa of the Nations in 2006 with the Ivory Coast

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