Robert Herbin
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Herbin in 1979 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 1950-1957 | Cavigal Nice | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1972 | Saint-Étienne | 412 | (88) |
| 1975 | Saint-Étienne | 1 | (1) |
| Total | 413 | (89) | |
| International career | |||
| 1957 | France U18 | ||
| 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 footballer and manager, who represented the France national team 23 times. Known as "the Sphinx" due to his reserved personality, Herbin was a one-club man as a player for AS Saint-Étienne, and also later managed les Verts for eleven years.
He won five Ligue 1 titles as a player and four as a manager, and his Saint-Étienne team lost the 1976 European Cup Final to FC Bayern Munich at Hampden Park. For both his playing and managerial career, he is considered one of the most important figures in the history of French football.