1957–1966 Monaco Years Team Name Michel Hidalgo | 1952–1954 Le Havre Role Football player 1954–1957 Reims | |
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Date of birth (1933-03-22) 22 March 1933 (age 82) | ||
Place of birth Leffrinckoucke, France |
Football entretien avec michel hidalgo france allemagne 1982 02 07
Michel Hidalgo ([mi.ʃɛl i.dal.go]; born 22 March 1933) is a French former football player and manager. He was the coach of the French national team from 1976 to 1984.
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- Football entretien avec michel hidalgo france allemagne 1982 02 07
- Football michel hidalgo et henri michel au stage des entraineurs a vichy
- Career
- Player
- Manager
- Individual
- References
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Football michel hidalgo et henri michel au stage des entraineurs a vichy
Career
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Hidalgo grew up in Normandy, where he started playing football. He was named after Mexican patriot Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. He was champion of Normandie Juniors in 1952 with US Normande, before signing up to Le Havre's books for two seasons, later playing for Reims, with whom he played and scored a goal in the 1956 European Cup final 4–3 defeat by Real Madrid.
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Under the wing of Rocher, who signed him for Monaco, he won two Ligue 1 titles and two national cup titles. Between 1964 and 1970, he presided the UNFP, a players' syndicate.
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On 27 March 1976, he was appointed national team coach, replacing Stefan Kovacs and during a time when France were having difficulty in major tournaments. Included in his side was Michel Platini, who helped the side turn a new page in their book and get back to winning ways. In the 1982 FIFA World Cup he got to the semi-finals, where he lost to the West German side on penalties. In 1984, he won the European Football Championship beating Spain.
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After his victory, he passed the reins over to Henri Michel and got a job as the Technical Director, where he remained until 1986, afterwards choosing a managerial position at Marseille. He is considered an idol among the Marseille supporters. He strayed from the limelight after 1991, taking a sidelining role as a football pundit on Demain, c'est foot, a football show on TMC Monte Carlo.