Gabriel Hanot
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 November 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Arras, France | ||
| Date of death | 10 August 1968 (aged 78) | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1907?–1910? | US Turcoing | ? | |
| 1910?–1912? | BFC Preussen (Berlin) | ? | |
| 1912?–1915? | Tourcoing | ? | |
| 1916?–1919? | AS Francilienne | ? | |
| National team | |||
| 1908–1919 | France | 12 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1945–1949 | France (coach under a committee) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
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 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
- ↑ "HANOT Gabriel". Equipe de France A: Tous les jouers (in French). FFF. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- 1 2 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) - ↑ "Football's premier club competition". uefa.com. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
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