Published on: Wednesday, December 16, 2020
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Gerrard Houllier won his fourth major trophy at Liverpool with a League Cup final victory over Manchester United in 2003.
LONDON: Current Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp paid tribute to former Reds boss Gerard Houllier, who died aged 73 on Monday, calling the Frenchman a “true coaching legend”.
Houllier won four major trophies, including an unprecedented treble in 2001, during a six-year spell as manager of the Premier League giants.
“He is a true Liverpool legend and he is a true coaching legend,” Klopp, who has won the Champions League and Premier League titles with Liverpool, told the club’s website.
Former Liverpool football stars Steven Gerrard (R) Jamie Carragher (2nd L) and Robbie Fowler (2nd R) stand with former manager Gerard Houllier (R) at a press conference in Sydney on January 6, 2016. Gerrard will pull on the famous Reds shirt once again when he plays for the club s Legends side with Carragher and Fowler against Australia Legends in Sydney on January 7, 2016. AFP PHOTO / Peter PARKS IMAGE STRICTLY FOR EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE / AFP / PETER PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)
Jamie Carragher, Michael Owen and Sir Alex Ferguson have led the tributes for French football manager Gerard Houllier, who has passed away at the age of 73.
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