Gilbert Gress
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 December 1941 | ||
Place of birth |
Straßburg, Germany (now Strasbourg, France) | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1960–1966 |
Strasbourg | 156 | (20) |
1966–1970 | VfB Stuttgart | 152 | (24) |
1970–1973 | Marseille | 90 | (8) |
1973–1975 |
Strasbourg | 69 | (6) |
Total | 467 | (58) | |
International career | |||
1967–1971 | France | 3 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1975–1977 |
Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
1977–1980 |
Strasbourg | ||
1980–1981 |
FC Brugge | ||
1981–1990 |
Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
1990–1991 | Servette | ||
1991–1994 |
Strasbourg | ||
1994–1997 |
Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
1998–1999 | Switzerland | ||
2000–2001 | FC Zürich | ||
2002 | Metz | ||
2003 | Sturm Graz | ||
2004–2005 | FC Sion | ||
2007 | FC Aarau | ||
2009 |
Strasbourg | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gilbert Gress (born 17 December 1941) is a French football coach and a former player. He was the mentor of Arsène Wenger.[citation needed]
Club career
Gress was born in
During his time in Germany, he was called up for the first time to the
Gress completed 290 matches (201 for Strasbourg, 89 for Marseille) in France and scored 28 goals; in the federal league he came on 149 times.
International career
In 1966, after having won the Coupe de France, Gress was not called up to the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England by France national team coach Henri Guérin because Gress refused to shorten his long hair. Under the new coach Louis Dugauguez, Gress was first called up on 27 September 1967 (a 5–1 defeat against Germany in Berlin). Altogether he played only three times in the France national team (1967, 1968 and 1971) and did not score any goals.
Managerial career
Since 1977, Gress has worked as a football manager, receiving his first job in his home town at
Honours
Player
Strasbourg
Marseille
Manager
Strasbourg
Neuchâtel Xamax
- Swiss Super League: 1986–87, 1987–88
- Swiss Super Cup: 1987, 1988[3]
FC Zürich
References
- ^ "Gress, Gilbert" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Racing club de Strasbourg". Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- ^ "Switzerland Super Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
External links
- Gilbert Gress at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Gilbert Gress at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)