| Houllier is an accomplished and confident speaker. His | | | | Houllier also experienced the highs and lows of |
| wealth of experience has been acquired through | | | | national team football. He was manager of the |
| success in a number of domestic and national | | | | national side that failed to qualify for the World Cup |
| managerial roles. He is able to transcend the boundary | | | | in 1994 and resigned immediately. However he |
| from sport to business and pass on some of his | | | | remained as technical director of the team and |
| inspirational insights into leadership for the benefit of | | | | contributed to his sides' victory in the 1998 World |
| others. | | | | Cup. |
| Houllier had six seasons with Premiership football side | | | | An advocate of youth development, Houllier left |
| Liverpool before leaving in 2004. During that time he | | | | Liverpool in 2004 and took up a two year role as |
| guided them to five trophies, including the UEFA Cup, | | | | manager of Olympique Lyonnais in May 2005 until |
| the FA Cup and League Cup in a memorable 2000-01 | | | | 2007 winning the French League title twice. |
| season. This was the first time that any club had | | | | Houllier's experience of England predates his spell at |
| won three knock out competitions in the same year. | | | | Liverpool FC. Whilst studying for a degree in English, |
| After an early career in teaching, where he became | | | | he spent the 1969 - 70 year as an assistant at Alsop |
| deputy headmaster at Ecole Normale d'Arras, Houllier | | | | Comprehensive School in Liverpool. It was here that |
| moved to football and started as player/manager | | | | he first witnessed the club that he would later |
| with Le Tourquet Athletic in 1973 in his native France. | | | | manage as he attended the 10-0 victory over Irish |
| He quickly progressed to becoming youth coach at | | | | side Dundalk FC. |
| Arras and then head coach at Noeux-les-Mines. It | | | | Houllier is still active in football at the highest levels. |
| was here that he first tasted managerial success | | | | He is due be a keynote speaker at the FFA National |
| with two consecutive promotions that took his team | | | | Coaching Conference in Brisbane Australia in March |
| into the French second division. | | | | 2010 and is a key member of FIFA's Technical Study |
| He subsequently moved to Lens in 1982 where he | | | | Group into trends in football.. |
| guided them to promotion and qualification for the | | | | In recognition of his services to football, Houllier was |
| UEFA Cup and in 1985 he moved again to Paris | | | | awarded the Legion d'Honneur in France and an |
| Saint-Germain (PSG) and won the French national title | | | | honorary OBE in the UK. |
| in 1986. | | | | |
