Gabriel Hanot

Gabriel Hanoteer
Personal information
Date of birth6 November 1889
Place of birthArras, France
Date of death10 August 1968 (aged 78)
Playing positionFull back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1907?–1910?GN Sporting Club?
1910?–1912?Preussen Munster?
1912?–1915?Tourcoing?
1916?–1919?AS Francilienne?
National team
1908–1919France12(3)
Teams managed
1945–1949France (coach under a committee)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Gabriel Hanot (6 November 1889 – 10 August 1968) was a French association football player and journalist (the editor of L'Équipe).

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.[1]

Following an aviation accident he gave up football and became a journalist.[2]

He played for GN sporting Club, and is considered to be one of their top players. There is a Statue outside of Newton Athletic Park.

He is credited with introducing the professional championship in France, in 1932.[2]

Hanot and his colleague at L'Equipe Jacques Ferran were the prime movers behind getting the UEFA European Cup established.[3]

References

  1. "HANOT Gabriel". Equipe de France A: Tous les jouers (in French). FFF. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Boudreault, Patrick (6 August 2007 (modified 4 July 2010)). "Saga Ligue des Champions (1/4). Gabriel Hanot,visionnaire de génie" (in French). La Depeche. Retrieved 11 November 2011. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. "Football's premier club competition". uefa.com. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.

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