Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 November 1889 | ||
Place of birth | Arras, France | ||
Date of death | 10 August 1968 | (aged 78)||
Place of death | Wangenbourg-Engenthal, France | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1907?–1910? | US Tourcoing FC | ? | |
1910?–1912? | BFC Preussen | ? | |
1912?–1915? | Tourcoing | ? | |
1916?–1919? | AS Francilienne | ? | |
International career | |||
1908–1919 | France | 12 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
1945–1949 | France (coach under a committee) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gabriel Hanot (6 November 1889 – 10 August 1968) was a French footballer and journalist (the editor of L'Équipe). The European Cup – which became the UEFA Champions League – was the brainchild of Hanot, as was the Ballon d'Or, an award that honours the male player deemed to have performed the best over the previous year. [1]
He made 12 appearances for the France national football team, with his debut coming on 8 March 1908 against Switzerland. He was also part of France's squad for the football tournament at the 1908 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches. [2] 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. [3]
Following an aviation accident he gave up football and became a journalist. [4] He is credited with introducing the professional championship in France, in 1932. [4]
Hanot and his colleague at L'Équipe Jacques Ferran were the prime movers behind getting the European Cup established. [5]