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Gabriel Hanot

Gabriel Hanot

French footballer and journalist

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]

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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

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    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.
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    "Gabriel Hanot". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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    "HANOT Gabriel". Equipe de France A: Tous les jouers (in French). FFF. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
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    Boudreault, Patrick (6 August 2007). "Saga Ligue des Champions (1/4). Gabriel Hanot,visionnaire de génie" (in French). La Depeche. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
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    "Football's premier club competition". uefa.com. 14 June 2010. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
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