Guy Roux, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Guy Roux

French association football player and manager

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1938

Place of Birth: Colmar, Grand Est, France

Profession: association football manager, association football player, non-fiction writer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Guy Roux

  • Guy Marcel Roux (French pronunciation: ?[gi ?u]; born 18 October 1938) is a French former football player and manager known for being in charge of French side AJ Auxerre for the remarkable period of more than 40 years and for leading the once humble amateur team to national and worldwide prominence. A native of Colmar, Roux played for AJ Auxerre between 1954 and 1957 and became player-manager of the then Division d'Honneur (fourth level) club in 1961 to become its living legend and symbol.
  • In 1970 Auxerre got promoted to the Division 3 League, and Roux retired as a player.
  • In 1974 Auxerre got promoted again, this time to Division 2.
  • With Roux in charge the team made it to a Coupe de France final in 1979 and progressed to Division 1 in 1980.
  • The team then went further to clinch the Division 1 title in 1995–96 and win the Coupe de France four times (1993–94, 1995–96, 2002–03, 2004–05).
  • Among AJ Auxerre's honours under Roux are also an Intertoto Cup triumph and the 1992–93 UEFA Cup semi-final.
  • Roux retired in 2000, but returned the next year. During his period at the helm, the team established itself as a powerhouse in French football and became known worldwide as an academy for top players, since it was the club where football stars such as Eric Cantona, Laurent Blanc, Basile Boli, Alain Goma, Djibril Cissé, Philippe Mexès and Teemu Tainio won themselves a name being spotted and their talent further developed by Roux. Roux retired from managing Auxerre in June 2005 to be replaced by Jacques Santini.
  • He briefly came out of retirement in June 2007 when he signed a two-year contract with RC Lens.
  • However, he resigned on 25 August 2007 during a 2–1 defeat at Strasbourg after only four matches without a win at the helm.

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