.jpg) Roux in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guy Marcel Roux[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1938-10-18)18 October 1938 (age 87) | ||
| Place of birth | Colmar, France | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1957 | Auxerre | ||
| 1957–1958 | Stade Poitevin | ||
| 1958–1961 | Limoges | ||
| 1961–1962 | Auxerre | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1961–1962 | Auxerre | ||
| 1964–2000 | Auxerre | ||
| 2001–2005 | Auxerre | ||
| 2007 | Lens | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Guy Marcel Roux (French pronunciation:[ɡiʁu]; born 18 October 1938) is a French formerfootball player and manager known for being in charge ofAuxerre for more than 40 years and for leading the team to national and worldwide prominence.
A native ofColmar, Roux played for Auxerre between 1954 and 1957 and became player-manager of the thenDivision d'Honneur (fourth level) club in 1961 to become its living legend and symbol. In 1970, Auxerre got promoted to the Division 3 League, and Roux retired as a player. In 1974, Auxerre got promoted again, this time to Division 2. With Roux in charge, the team made it to aCoupe de France final in 1979 and progressed toDivision 1 in 1980.[3] The team then went further to clinch the Division 1 title in 1995–96 and win the Coupe de France four times (1993–94, 1995–96, 2002–03, 2004–05).[3] AmongAuxerre's honours under Roux are also anIntertoto Cup triumph and the1992–93 UEFA Cup semi-final. Roux retired in 2000, but returned the next year.
Roux believed that a strong infrastructure was paramount to long-term success. In 1980, Roux rejected the chance to sign French international strikerOlivier Rouyer in favour of opening a state-of-the-art youth academy.[3] 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 asEric Cantona,Basile Boli,Alain Goma,Frédéric Darras,Pascal Vahirua,Raphael Guerreiro,Stéphane Mazzolini,Djibril Cissé,Philippe Mexès andTeemu Tainio won themselves a name being spotted and their talent further developed by Roux.[3] He also helped rebuild the careers of players such asLaurent Blanc andEnzo Scifo, after they had experienced poor spells.[4]
In 2000, Roux was a recipient of theUEFA President's Award which recognises outstanding achievements, professional excellence and exemplary personal qualities.[5]
Roux retired from managing Auxerre in June 2005 to be replaced byJacques Santini. At the end of his career as Auxerre manager, Roux led Auxerre through about 2,000 games, including a European record of 890 top-flight league matches.[4]
He briefly came out of retirement in June 2007 when he signed a two-year contract withLens. However, he resigned on 25 August 2007 during a 2–1 defeat at Strasbourg after only four matches without a win at the helm.[3]
As of 26 August 2007[citation needed]
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||
| Auxerre | 1 July 1961 | 30 June 2005 | 1,747 | 816 | 420 | 511 | 046.71 | |||
| Lens | 1 July 2007 | 26 August 2007 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 014.29 | |||
| Career total | 1,754 | 817 | 424 | 513 | 046.58 | |||||
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