Former Zamalek manager Henri Michel dies at age 70

CAIRO – 24 April 2018: Former Zamalek manager Henri Michel passed away on Tuesday at the age of 70. Michel had a long journey with football as both a player and manager.

Michel started his football career at his hometown club in France, Pays d'Aix FC, before he left at the age of 19 to join Nantes, where he spent the rest of his career as a footballer.



After retirement, Michel started his managerial career with the French national U-21 team, and then he became the French senior team manager in 1984, leading them to win the bronze medal in the 1986 World Cup.

The Frenchman also had a long journey managing national teams in the Arab and African region, including Tunisia, Cameroon, UAE, Morocco, Kenya, Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast.




Michel also managed the biggest African clubs, like Raja Casablanca and Mamelodi Sundowns, and he had two spells managing Zamalek, in 2007 and 2009.

Former Zamalek international Ahmed Hossam, known as Mido, who played under Michel’s command for one season, tweeted, “Very sad to hear the news about my former coach Henri Michel… He was a great person and a great coach!”

Very sad to hear the news about my former coach Henri Michel.. he was a great person and a great Coach! #RipHenri

— Mido (@midoahm) ٢٤ أبريل، ٢٠١٨

Michel capped 58 international games for his country and was part of his national team’s squad in the 1978 World Cup in Argentina.