Henri Michel

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Henri Michel (born October 29, 1947) is a former French soccer player who played as a midfielder and later went on to coach various national teams, including currently Côte d'Ivoire. In 2005, he helped Côte d'Ivoire qualify for their first ever World Cup appearance in the 2006 World Cup, although he will retire after the 2006 World Cup.

Previously, he was sacked as manager of the France after a disastrous one-all draw against Cyprus in 1990. He was also fired by Morocco after the 2000 African Cup of Nations, and by Tunisia after the 2002 African Cup of Nations, despite qualifying the team for the 2002 World Cup.

1 Career as player:
2 Honours as player
3 Career as manager
4 Honours as manager

[edit] Career as player:

1964-1966. AS Aix.
1966-1982. FC Nantes.

michel platini

[edit] Honours as player

Ligue 1 champion 1973, 1977 and 1980 with Nantes.
Ligue 1 runner-up 1967, 1974, 1978, 1979 and 1981 with Nantes.
Coupe de France winners 1979 with Nantes.
Coupe de France finalist 1970 and 1973 with Nantes.
58 caps (4 goals) for French national side from 1967 to 1980.

[edit] Career as manager

1982-1984 France Espoirs.
1984-1988 France.
1988-1990 (DTN) France.
1990-1991 Paris Saint-Germain.
1994 Cameroon.
1995 Al Nasr (ara).
1995-2000 Morocco.
2000-2001 UAE.
2001 Aris (gre).
2001-2002 Tunisia.
2003-2004 Raja de Casablanca (Morocco).
2004-2006 Côte d'Ivoire.
2006- Al-Arabi Sports Club (Qatar).

[edit] Honours as manager

Winner of 1984 Olympics with France (although the coaches don't receive a winning medal or title)
Champion du Maroc in 2004 with Raja de Casablanca .
Winner of CAF cup with Raja de Casablanca

Preceded by Michel Hidalgo	French national football coach 1984–1988	Succeeded by Michel Platini

	France squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup
1 Baratelli \| 2 Battiston \| 3 Bossis \| 4 Janvion \| 5 Bracci \| 6 Lopez \| 7 Rio \| 8 Trésor \| 9 Bathenay \| 10 Guillou \| 11 Michel \| 12 Papi \| 13 Petit \| 14 Berdoll \| 15 Platini \| 16 Dalger \| 17 Lacombe \| 18 Rocheteau \| 19 Six \| 20 Rouyer \| 21 Bertrand-Demanes \| 22 Dropsy \| Coach: Hidalgo

	France squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup - Third place
1 Bats \| 2 Amoros \| 3 Ayache \| 4 Battiston \| 5 Bibard \| 6 Bossis \| 7 Le Roux \| 8 Tusseau \| 9 Fernandez \| 10 Platini \| 11 Ferreri \| 12 Giresse \| 13 Genghini \| 14 Tigana \| 15 Vercruysse \| 16 Bellone \| 17 Papin \| 18 Rocheteau \| 19 Stopyra \| 20 Xuereb \| 21 Bergeroo \| 22 Rust \| Coach: Michel

	Cameroon squad - 1994 World Cup
1 Bell \| 2 Kana-Biyik \| 3 Song \| 4 Ekémé \| 5 N'Dip \| 6 Libih \| 7 Omam-Biyik \| 8 Mbouh \| 9 Milla \| 10 M'Fédé \| 11 Maboang \| 12 Loga \| 13 Kalla \| 14 Tataw \| 15 Agbo \| 16 Tchami \| 17 Foé \| 18 Fiala \| 19 Embé \| 20 Mouyémé \| 21 N'Kono \| 22 Songo'o \| Coach: Michel

	Morocco squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 El Brazi \| 2 Saber \| 3 El Hadrioui \| 4 Rossi \| 5 Triki \| 6 Naybet \| 7 Hadji \| 8 Chiba \| 9 Hadda \| 10 Ouakili \| 11 El Khattabi \| 12 Benzekri \| 13 Neqrouz \| 14 Bassir \| 15 Abrami \| 16 Azzouzi \| 17 Amzine \| 18 Chippo \| 19 Sellami \| 20 El Khalej \| 21 Rokki \| 22 Chadili \| Coach: Michel

	Côte d'Ivoire squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Tizié \| 2 Akalé \| 3 Boka \| 4 K. Touré \| 5 Zokora \| 6 Kouassi \| 7 Faé \| 8 Kalou \| 9 A. Koné \| 10 Yapi Yapo \| 11 Drogba \| 12 Méïté \| 13 Zoro \| 14 B. Koné \| 15 Dindane \| 16 Gnanhouan \| 17 Domoraud \| 18 Keïta \| 19 Y. Touré \| 20 Demel \| 21 Eboué \| 22 Romaric \| 23 Barry \| Coach: Michel