Guy Roux

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Guy Roux
Full name	Guy Roux
Date of birth	October 18, 1938 (age 68)
Place of birth	Colmar, France
Playing position	Manager
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1952-1961	AJ Auxerre
Teams managed
1961-2005	AJ Auxerre
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Guy Roux (born 18 October 1938) is a former French football player and manager known for being in charge of French side AJ Auxerre for the remarkable period of more than forty years and for leading the once humble amateur team to nation- and worldwide prominence.

A native of Colmar, Roux played for AJ Auxerre between 1952 and 1961 and became manager of the then-Championnat National (third division) club in 1961 to become its living legend and symbol. With Roux in charge the team made it to a Coupe de France final in 1979 and progressed to Ligue 1 in 1980. The team then went further to clinch the Ligue 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 a UEFA Cup semi-final in 1993.

Roux managed AJ Auxerre between 1961 (initially as a player-coach) and 2005 with a short interruption in 2000-2001. His devotion to a single team is a unique occurrence in world football. 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 Éric 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.

After 44 years in charge of the club, Roux retired from managing AJ Auxerre in June 2005 to be replaced by Jacques Santini.