Olympique Lyonnais players paying tribute to Gérard Houllier, December 16, 2020. -
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Lyon continues to pay tribute to Gérard-Houllier, who died on December 14th.
The Olympique Lyonnais training center in Décines-Charpieu, in the Metropolis of Lyon, will now be called "Gérard-Houllier training center", club president Jean-Michel Aulas announced on Eurosport on Tuesday.
But this will not be the only way for Lyon to honor the memory of its former coach.
“There is also going to be a memorial.
We [will] also [organize] a match with a trophy against Liverpool, ”a club also coached by Houllier, said Jean-Michel Aulas.
Damn dust in the eye ...
The moving tribute of @JM_Aulas to his friend Gérard Houllier after #OLACA pic.twitter.com/Ma428dLkOc
- Eurosport France (@Eurosport_FR) February 9, 2021
It must be said that Houllier marked the history of OL.
He coached Lyon between 2005 and 2007 with two French championship titles and two Champions Trophies.
He returned to the club in 2015 as an advisor to Jean-Michel Aulas.
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