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Henri Michel
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French football player and manager (1947-2018)
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Henri Louis Michel (1947–2018) was a French association football player and coach. Born in Aix-en-Provence, he played as a midfielder for AS Aix-en-Provence, FC Nantes, and the France men's national association football team. He participated in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. As a coach, he led the France Olympic football team, the France men's national association football team, Paris Saint-Germain FC, and the Cameroon men's national football team. Michel was a Knight of the Legion of Honour. He died of cancer in Gardanne.
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Key facts
- 1984
- France Olympic
- 1994
- Cameroon
- 1995
- Al Nassr
- 2001
- Aris Thessaloniki
- 2006
- Al-Arabi
- 2007
- Morocco
- 2009
- Zamalek
- 2010
- Raja Casablanca
- Full name
- Henri Louis Michel
- Date of birth
- ( 1947-10-28 ) 28 October 1947
- Place of birth
- Aix-en-Provence , France
- Date of death
- 24 April 2018 (2018-04-24) (aged 70)
- Place of death
- Gardanne , France
- Height
- 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
- Position
- Midfielder
- Years
- Team
- 1964 1966
- Aix-en-Provence
- 1966 1982
- Nantes
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Family name
- Michel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Aix-en-Provence
- Place of death
- Gardanne
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Participant in
- 1978 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- France men's national association football team
- Position played
- midfielder
- Country for sport
- France
- Image
- Henri Michel (1976).png
- Height
- 1.75
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- date of birth
- 1947-10-28
- name in native language
- Henri Michel
- date of death
- 2018-04-24
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- coach of sports team
- Kenya men's national football team
- birth name
- Henri Louis Michel
- start of work period
- 1982-00-00
- Commons category
- Henri Michel
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Encyclopedic overview
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Henri Louis Michel (28 October 1947 – 24 April 2018) was a French football player and coach. He played as a midfielder for Nantes and the France national team, and later went on to coach various clubs and national teams all over the world. He coached France at the 1986 World Cup, where they reached the semi-final, eventually managing a third–place finish; he also helped the Olympic squad win a gold medal in the 1984 edition of the tournament.
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