Robert Herbin
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.jpg) Herbin in 1979 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 30 March 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Date of death | 27 April 2020 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Saint-Étienne, France | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cavigal de Nice | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1972 | Saint-Étienne | 412 | (88) |
| 1975 | Saint-Étienne | 1 | (1) |
| Total | 413 | (89) | |
| International career | |||
| 1960–1968 | France | 23 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1972–1983 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| 1983–1985 | Lyon | ||
| 1985–1986 | Al-Nassr | ||
| 1986–1987 | Strasbourg | ||
| 1987–1990 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| 1991–1995 | Red Star | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Herbin (30 March 1939 – 27 April 2020) was a French football defender and manager. A one-club man as a player AS Saint-Étienne, he later managed the team for eleven years. He won five Ligue 1 titles as a player and four as a manager, and his team lost the 1976 European Cup Final to FC Bayern Munich at Hampden Park.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Paris, he moved to Nice as a child as his father played trombone at the Opéra de Nice. He moved from a local club to Saint-Étienne at age 18, for 2.5 million French francs (around €3,600 in 2020).[2]
Herbin was dismissed by Saint-Étienne in February 1983 amidst the slush fund scandal that ended their period of national dominance. He was instantly hired by their Rhone derby rivals Lyon and could not prevent their relegation three months later, going on to spend two seasons in Ligue 2 with them.[2] After a big-money job with Al-Nassr FC in Saudi Arabia and work with RC Strasbourg Alsace, he returned to Saint-Étienne in 1987 but was unable to restore their success over the next three years.[2]
He was recognisable for his large red hair, and for his reserved personality he was known as "Le Sphinx".[1] In retirement, he lived alone with his dog near Saint-Étienne and avoided social events, while also suffering from alcohol and tobacco abuse.[3]
Honours
[edit]As a player
[edit]- Saint-Étienne
As a manager
[edit]- Saint-Étienne
- Ligue 1: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1980–81
- Coupe de France: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77
- European Cup: Runner-up 1975–76
References
[edit]- ^ a b Owen, David (28 April 2020). "Robert Herbin, the Sphinx at the heart of St Etienne's glory years, dies aged 81". Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ a b c Commolet, Clément (28 April 2020). "Cinq choses que vous ignorez encore sur Robert Herbin, l'entraîneur mythique des Verts" [Five things you never knew about Robert Herbin, the legendary manager of Les Verts]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ Bérard, Christophe (24 April 2020). "Saint-Etienne : l'ex-entraîneur des Verts Robert Herbin hospitalisé dans un état grave" [Saint-Etienne: Former manager of Les Verts Robert Herbin hospitalised in serious condition]. Le Parisien. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
External links
[edit]- Profile[permanent dead link]
- Profile on French federation official site
- Robert Herbin at L'Équipe Football (in French)
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- 1939 births
- 2020 deaths
- Footballers from Paris
- French men's footballers
- France men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- Ligue 1 players
- 1960 European Nations' Cup players
- 1966 FIFA World Cup players
- French football managers
- AS Saint-Étienne managers
- Olympique Lyonnais managers
- RC Strasbourg Alsace managers
- Red Star FC managers
- Ligue 1 managers
- Al Nassr FC managers
- 20th-century French sportsmen