Gérard Gili (born 7 August 1952) is a French

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manager and former player. Gili's highest profile appointment was as manager of

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. He was named as the Ivorians' head coach in January 2008, following the resignation of Ulrich Stielike due to personal reasons on the eve of the

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. Gili was promoted from within, having been a former coach of the country's Under-23 side with whom he qualified for the 2008 Olympics in

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. After leaving the Ivory Coast job, Gili was named manager of Qatari side

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, but he was sacked in 2010, leaving him unemployed for a year. However, he was reinstated on 15 December 2011 after Umm Salal sacked Moroccan coach Hassan Harmatallah 'for unhealthy working environment'. The team was at the bottom of the table with no wins so far in mid-season. After the 2011–12 season, Gili was replaced by another French coach

Bertrand Marchand Bertrand Marchand (born 27 April 1953) is a French former football player and manager. Career Marchand was coach-player then coach at Thouars Foot 79 from 1982 to 1997. Then he was at Stade Rennais F.C. (educator at the training center then ass ...

. During his playing career he was a goalkeeper for

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Career statistics

Head coach

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Honours

As a manager

Marseille *

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: 1988–89, 1989–90 *

Coupe de France The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...

: 1988–89

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gili, Gerard 1952 births Living people Footballers from Marseille French footballers Association football goalkeepers Ligue 1 players Olympique de Marseille players SC Bastia players FC Rouen players Olympique Alès players French football managers Olympique de Marseille managers FC Girondins de Bordeaux managers Montpellier HSC managers SC Bastia managers Egypt national football team managers Ivory Coast national football team managers Umm Salal SC managers Ligue 1 managers Expatriate football managers in Egypt Expatriate football managers in Qatar 2000 African Cup of Nations managers 2008 Africa Cup of Nations managers