Gérard Gili

Gérard Gili (born 7 August 1952) is a French football manager and former player.

Gérard Gili

Gili as Umm Salal manager
Personal information
Date of birth	(1952-08-07) 7 August 1952
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1967–1971	CA Gombertois
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1973	Marseille
1973–1976	Bastia
1976–1978	Rouen
1978–1979	Olympique Alès
1979–1980	Rouen
1980–1981	Bastia
1981–1983	Marseille
Managerial career
1988–1990	Marseille
1990–1991	Bordeaux
1992–1994	Montpellier
1994	Marseille
1995–1997	Marseille
1999–2000	Egypt
2002–2004	Bastia
2004–2006	Ivory Coast (assistant coach)
2006–2008	Ivory Coast (youth team)
2008	Ivory Coast
2008–2010	Umm Salal
2011–2012	Umm Salal
2013	Umm Salal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gili's highest profile appointment was as manager of Ivory Coast. He was named as the Ivorians' head coach in January 2008, following the resignation of Ulrich Stielike due to personal reasons on the eve of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. Gili was promoted from within, having been a former coach of the country's Under-23 side with whom he qualified for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

After leaving the Ivory Coast job, Gili was named manager of Qatari side Umm Salal, but he was sacked in 2010, leaving him unemployed for a year. However, he was reinstated on 15 December 2011 after Umm Salal sacked Moroccan coach Hassan Harmatallah 'for unhealthy working environment'.[2] The team was at the bottom of the table with no wins so far in mid-season. After the 2011–12 season, Gili was replaced by another French coach Bertrand Marchand.

During his playing career he was a goalkeeper for Olympique de Marseille.