Gabriel Hanot
Hanot in 1910
Personal information
Date of birth (1889-11-06)6 November 1889
Place of birth Arras, France
Date of death 10 August 1968(1968-08-10) (aged 78)
Place of death Wangenbourg-Engenthal, France
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1907?–1910? US Tourcoing FC ?
1910?–1912? BFC Preussen ?
1912?–1915? Tourcoing ?
1916?–1919? AS Francilienne ?
International career
1908–1919 France 12 (3)
Managerial career
1945–1949 France (coach under a committee)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gabriel Hanot (6 November 1889 – 10 August 1968) was a French footballer and journalist (the editor of L'Équipe). The European Cup – which became the UEFA Champions League – was the brainchild of Hanot, as was the Ballon d'Or, an award that honours the male player deemed to have performed the best over the previous year.[1]

Biography

He made 12 appearances for the France national football team, with his debut coming on 8 March 1908 against Switzerland. He was also part of France's squad for the football tournament at the 1908 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[2] He made another 10 appearances for them up to World War I. After the war he played one more time for France, as captain against Belgium on 9 March 1919.[3]

Following an aviation accident he gave up football and became a journalist.[4] He is credited with introducing the professional championship in France, in 1932.[4]

Hanot and his colleague at L'Équipe Jacques Ferran were the prime movers behind getting the European Cup established.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Straeten, Karine van der; Laslier, Jean-François; Daoust, Jean-François; Blais, André; Arrondel, Luc; Anderson, Christopher J. (2019). "Messi, Ronaldo, and the Politics of Celebrity Elections: Voting for the Best Soccer Player in the World". Perspectives on Politics. 18: 91–110. doi:10.1017/S1537592719002391. ISSN 1537-5927.
  2. ↑ "Gabriel Hanot". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "HANOT Gabriel". Equipe de France A: Tous les jouers (in French). FFF. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  4. 1 2 Boudreault, Patrick (6 August 2007). "Saga Ligue des Champions (1/4). Gabriel Hanot,visionnaire de génie" (in French). La Depeche. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Football's premier club competition". uefa.com. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
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