Gabriel Hanot
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 November 1889 | ||
Place of birth | Arras, France | ||
Date of death | 10 August 1968 | (aged 78)||
Place of death | Wangenbourg-Engenthal, France | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1907?–1910? | US Tourcoing FC | ? | |
1910?–1912? | BFC Preussen | ? | |
1912?–1915? | Tourcoing | ? | |
1916?–1919? | AS Francilienne | ? | |
International career | |||
1908–1919 | France | 12 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
1945–1949 | France (coach under a committee) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gabriel Hanot (6 November 1889 – 10 August 1968) was a French footballer and journalist (the editor of L'Équipe). The European Cup – which became the UEFA Champions League – was the brainchild of Hanot, as was the Ballon d'Or, an award that honours the male player deemed to have performed the best over the previous year.[1]
Biography
He made 12 appearances for the France national football team, with his debut coming on 8 March 1908 against Switzerland. He made another 10 appearances for them up to World War I. After the war he played one more time for France, as captain against Belgium on 9 March 1919.[2]
Following an aviation accident he gave up football and became a journalist.[3] He is credited with introducing the professional championship in France, in 1932.[3]
Hanot and his colleague at L'Équipe Jacques Ferran were the prime movers behind getting the European Cup established.[4]
References
- ^ Straeten, Karine van der; Laslier, Jean-François; Daoust, Jean-François; Blais, André; Arrondel, Luc; Anderson, Christopher J. (2019). "Messi, Ronaldo, and the Politics of Celebrity Elections: Voting for the Best Soccer Player in the World". Perspectives on Politics: 1–20. doi:10.1017/S1537592719002391. ISSN 1537-5927.
- ^ "HANOT Gabriel". Equipe de France A: Tous les jouers (in French). FFF. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ a b Boudreault, Patrick (6 August 2007). "Saga Ligue des Champions (1/4). Gabriel Hanot,visionnaire de génie" (in French). La Depeche. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ "Football's premier club competition". uefa.com. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
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- 1889 births
- 1968 deaths
- French footballers
- France international footballers
- BFC Preussen players
- US Tourcoing FC players
- France national football team managers
- Founders of association football institutions
- French sports journalists
- French male non-fiction writers
- Association football fullbacks
- French football managers