Gerard Houllier is an extremely affable man who has a genuine sense of focus, purpose in addition to a nice sense of humour. Gerard is one of the most knowledgeable individuals in the game. He has managed leading clubs in Europe as well as his native France. Gerard is well known to British fans due to his successes at Liverpool FC. His relationship with the Red Devils stems from his time in the City in the ‘60’s working as a language assistant at a local school. His career then took him back to France, where, as a 26-year-old, he became player-coach at Le Touquet. Houllier became youth coach at Arras before becoming head coach at Noeux Les Mines, a team he guided into the French Second Division courtesy of two consecutive promotions. His success continued when he took over at Lens. He helped the club to promotion as well as earning them qualification into the Uefa Cup.
