Gabriel Hanot

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)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1906-1910 US Tourcoing
1910-1912 Preußen Münster
1912-1915 US 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 (French pronunciation: [ɡabʁijɛl ano]; 6 November 1889 – 10 August 1968) was a French footballer, coach and journalist.

After a playing career which included 12 caps for the France national team, Hanot became a journalist and football administrator, also leading the France national team between 1945-49. His main achievements in football are the 1932 introduction of professionalism to French football; formulating the idea to create a European Cup (which has since become the UEFA Champions League); and the launching of the Ballon d'Or.