Georges Boulogne (1 July 1917 – 24 August 1999) was a French
football player and manager, better known for his stint as
France national team manager.
Career
born in
Haillicourt, Boulogne 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. He came back to France and managed
CA Vitry and
Mulhouse
Mulhouse (; Alsatian: or , ; ; meaning '' mill house'') is a city of the Haut-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region, eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. It is the largest city in Haut-Rhin and second largest in Alsace a ...
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He entered the
FFF in 1958 as ''instructeur national'' (coaching professor) and became the national team's coach in 1969.
He gave his name to the city stadium of
Amboise
Amboise (; ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Today a small market town, it was once home of the French royal court.
Geography
Amboise lies on the banks of the river Loire, east of Tours. It is also about away ...
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References
External links
Profile at FFF
1917 births
1999 deaths
French footballers
CO Saint-Dizier players
French football managers
FC Mulhouse managers
France national football team managers
R.C.S. Verviétois managers
K.R.C. Gent managers
Men's association football players not categorized by position
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