Gérard Murillo
.jpg) Murillo in 1954 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 October 2023 (aged 91) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Ciboure, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gérard Murillo (9 February 1932 – 11 October 2023) was a French rugby union player and manager.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Paris on 9 February 1932, Murillo played for Stade Dijonnais. He played his first international match for France on 24 April 1954 against Italy, and his last on 29 August 1954 against Argentina.[2] As a manager, he briefly coached the Spanish national team between 1986 and 1992, having also been manager for Saint-Jean-de-Luz olympique rugby from 1962 to 1981.[3]
Gérard Murillo died in Ciboure on 11 October 2023 at the age of 91.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ L'Hostis, Julie (12 October 2023). "Rugby : l'emblématique entraîneur basque Gérard Murillo est décédé". Sud Ouest (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Gérard Murillo". Equipe-France.fr (in French).
- ^ David, Alban (2015). Histoire du rugby au Pays basque : De 1900 à aujourd'hui (in French). Éditions Sud Ouest. p. 277. ISBN 978-2-8177-0430-2.
- ^ "Carnet noir : Gérard Murillo, une légende du rugby basque, nous a quittés". Quinze Ovalie (in French). 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.