"I would have run into a brick wall for him": Football's tribute to Gérard Houllier

Michael Owen (former Liverpool player):

“Absolutely devastated by the news of the disappearance of Gérard Houllier, my former coach.

A great manager and a really caring man. ”

Djibril Cissé (former Liverpool player):

“Coach, today I'm very sad.

Thanks to you I was able to play in this wonderful Liverpool club.

Many thanks for everything you have done for me.

Peace to your soul ”.

Coach

Today I am very sad

Thanks to you I was able to play in this wonderful @LFC Club

A big thank you for everything you have done for me

Peace to your soul

Thank you MR Gerrard houiller pic.twitter.com/ m52jMZ5yjj

- Djibril Cisse (@DjibrilCisse) December 14, 2020

Danny Murphy (former Liverpool player):

“I would have run into a brick wall for him.

I owe him so much… He changed my career, my way of seeing football and the way I took care of my body.

He was warm, charismatic.

He was brilliant, he was a great guy. ”

(TalkSport)

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Darren Bent (former Aston Villa player):

“Rest in peace, boss.

You will miss us.

I don't have enough words of praise for you, not just for the manager but also for the man.

You taught me to think differently.

My condolences to the Houllier family. ”

Bixente Lizarazu (former player of the France team):

“Gérard, you were my first coach for the France team and you offered me my first selection.

You have always been kind to me and I had a lot of fun meeting you and talking about football.

I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of this.

Rest in peace."

"Certainly one of the greatest French coaches with an exceptional track record"

Michel platini

Gary Lineker (former England player):

"Gérard Houllier was one of the most elegant, warm and lovable men in the world of football."

Memphis Depay (Lyon striker):

“You always had positive words for me.

Thank you Big Sir.

Rest in paradise. "

Michel Platini (former captain and coach of the Blues):

“I am sad to learn of the disappearance of Gérard Houllier, a great gentleman, a very cultured and intelligent man, a connoisseur of football, a friend.

Certainly one of the greatest French coaches with an exceptional track record. "

Noël Le Graët (President of the FFF):

 “I am very sad.

We have always been very close.

We started around the same time.

He was a trainer at Noeux-les-Mines 

(from 1976 to 1982)

 when I started at Guingamp.

When I see his background, everything he has achieved, everything he has done, I tell myself that he has been extremely creative.

In the France team, at Clairefontaine, he did a lot of things.

In all the clubs he's been to, he's structured them and he's won.

Everywhere he practices, there is success.

It is a great sadness for football.

I worked with him a lot.

We are neighbors in Paris.

Sometimes we had lunch or dinner.

He has always been very courteous, very kind. ”

(The Team)

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