Georges Boulogne

Georges Boulogne (1 July 1917 – 23 August 1999) was a French football player and manager, better known for his stint as France national football team manager. He was born in Haillicourt.

Georges Boulogne
Personal information
Date of birth (1917-07-01)1 July 1917
Place of birth Haillicourt, France
Date of death 23 August 1999(1999-08-23) (aged 82)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
AC Amboise
– CO Saint-Dizier
Teams managed
1948–1950 CO Saint-Dizier
Racing Club de Gand
R.C.S. Verviétois
CA Vitry
1955 Mulhouse
1969–1973 France
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played amateur football for AC Amboise and CO Saint-Dizier, where he started his coaching career.

He then left France for Belgium, where he coached Racing Club de Gand and R.C.S. Verviétois.[1] He came back to France and managed CA Vitry and Mulhouse.

He entered the FFF in 1958 as instructeur national (coaching professor) and became the national team's coach in 1969.[2]

He gave his name to the city stadium of Amboise.[3]

References and notes
  1. Archived 29 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Delanöe, Régis (1 July 2017). "Georges Boulogne, le chef instructeur du football français". So Foot (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  3. "Stade Georges Boulogne (Amboise)". France.stades.free.fr. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
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