Top 17 Quotes & Sayings by Gerard Houllier

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a French footballer Gerard Houllier.

Last updated on November 20, 2024.

Gérard Paul Francis Houllier was a French professional football manager and player. Clubs he managed include Paris Saint-Germain, Lens and Liverpool, where he won the FA Cup, League Cup, FA Charity Shield, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 2001. He then guided Lyon to two French titles, before announcing his resignation on 25 May 2007. He became manager of Aston Villa in September 2010. He also coached the France national team between 1992 and 1993. He assisted Aimé Jacquet in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, was part of UEFA's and FIFA's Technical Committee in the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, and technical director for the French Football Federation during the 2010 finals. In June 2011, he stepped down from club coaching, leaving his managerial role at Aston Villa, following frequent hospitalisation over heart problems.

French - Footballer | Born: September 3, 1947

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I used to stand on the Kop when I was here in 1969. The atmosphere and passion on the pitch as well as the terraces was intoxicating and Liverpool became part of me from that day on.

Gerard Houllier

To me, the team is more important than any individual member of the squad, and the players have to realise that and accept that my priority is to pick a side with the best possible chance of winning each match.

Gerard Houllier

Our job is to make the fans happy. When we win, 45,000 people go home happy. When we lose, it not only affects them, it affects their cats.

Gerard Houllier

There are those who say maybe I should forget about football. Maybe I should forget about breathing.

Gerard Houllier

Players have responsibilities, because, whether they like it or not, they are public figures. They have to be aware that the people who come to the ground spend fortunes in relation to what they earn.

Gerard Houllier

I want to keep an English heart to the team. I believe in that. Michael Owen is that. Never think Michael is afraid of anything.

Gerard Houllier

You can't build a cathedral in a day. A look at the club's history tells you these things take time.

Gerard Houllier

Liverpool players must play like a lion, give his all. There must be determination, commitment and resolve to be a Liverpool player.

Gerard Houllier

It is important for the club to find a balance in a world driven by economic and political needs. This club usually does that [on leaving Liverpool]

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My philosophy is that the club is more important than anyone!

Gerard Houllier

You have different levels of players. There's are Premier League, international and world-class levels. The world-class level is players at the peak of their career and there's only maybe 50 maximum in the whole world. Stevie moved from a Premier League player to an international player and then world class.

Gerard Houllier

You can't say my team aren't winners. They've proved that by finishing fourth, third and second in the last three years.

Gerard Houllier

Today you play for a place in history, today you play for immortality.

Gerard Houllier

When I see the Bill Shankly statue, I look at the sentiment on the base. It says: 'He made the people happy’. Well now the modern Liverpool is making the fans and the city happy. And that makes me so proud.

Gerard Houllier

We don't have any splits here. The players country is Liverpool Football Club and their language is football.

Gerard Houllier

We don't destroy our heroes today when we worshipped them yesterday.

Gerard Houllier