{{Short description|French footballer and manager (born 1952)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name= Gérard Gili | image = Gérard Gili (cropped).jpg | caption = Gili as Umm Salal manager | fullname = | height = 1.80 m<ref>{{Worldfootball.net|gerard-gili|new_id=pe8327}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|8|7|df=y}} | birth_place = Marseille, France | death_date = | death_place = | position = Goalkeeper | youthyears1 = 1967–1971 | youthclubs1 = CA Gombertois | years1 = 1971–1973 | clubs1 = Marseille | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1973–1976 | clubs2 = Bastia | years3 = 1976–1978 | clubs3 = Rouen | years4 = 1978–1979 | clubs4 = Olympique Alès | years5 = 1979–1980 | clubs5 = Rouen | years6 = 1980–1981 | clubs6 = Bastia | years7 = 1981–1983 | clubs7 = Marseille | manageryears1 = 1988–1990 | managerclubs1 = Marseille | manageryears2 = 1990–1991 | managerclubs2 = Bordeaux | manageryears3 = 1992–1994 | managerclubs3 = Montpellier | manageryears4 = 1994 | managerclubs4 = Marseille | manageryears5 = 1995–1997 | managerclubs5 = Marseille | manageryears6 = 1999–2000 | managerclubs6 = Egypt | manageryears7 = 2002–2004 | managerclubs7 = Bastia | manageryears8 = 2004–2006 | managerclubs8 = Ivory Coast (assistant coach) | manageryears9 = 2006–2008 | managerclubs9 = Ivory Coast (youth team) | manageryears10 = 2008 | managerclubs10 = Ivory Coast | manageryears11 = 2008–2010 | managerclubs11 = Umm Salal | manageryears12 = 2011–2012 | managerclubs12 = Umm Salal | manageryears13 = 2013 | managerclubs13 = Umm Salal }} '''Gérard Gili''' (born 7 August 1952) is a French football manager and former player.
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 for 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 the Qatari club 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".<ref>[http://www.qsl.com.qa/Users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=267 Umm Salal sack coach Harmatallah] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531023701/http://www.qsl.com.qa/Users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=267 |date=31 May 2012 }}</ref> 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 most notably goalkeeper for Olympique de Marseille.
==Career statistics==
===Head coach=== {{updated|31 May 2013}}{{citation needed|date=July 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" !rowspan="2"|Nation !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="8"|Record |- !P!!W!!D!!L!!Win % |- |{{flagicon|FRA}} |Marseille ||1988 ||1990 {{WDL|85|48|24|13}} |- |{{flagicon|FRA}} |Bordeaux ||1990 ||1991 {{WDL|44|14|16|14}} |- |{{flagicon|FRA}} |Montpellier ||1992 ||1994 {{WDL|77|27|25|25}} |- |{{flagicon|FRA}} |Marseille ||1995 ||1997 {{WDL|80|35|24|21}} |- |{{flagicon|Egypt}} |Egypt ||1999 ||2000 {{WDL|9|5|1|3}} |- |{{flagicon|FRA}} |Bastia ||2002 ||2004 {{WDL|76|21|23|32}} |- |{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} |Ivory Coast ||2008 ||2008 {{WDL|8|5|1|2}} |- !align="center" colspan="4"|Total !379!!155!!114!!110!!{{#expr:155/379*100 round 2}} |}
==Honours== ===As a manager=== '''Marseille''' *Ligue 1: 1988–89, 1989–90 *Coupe de France: 1988–89
'''Montpellier''' * Coupe de la Ligue: 1991–92<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/franleagcup92.html |title=France League Cup 1991/92 |website=RSSSF |access-date=22 November 2023}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}} * [https://archive.today/20130130212006/http://www.om-passion.com/effectif_saison_1981_720_gili.html Stats]
{{Ligue 1 winning managers}} {{Coupe de France winning managers}} {{Navboxes |title= Gérard Gili international tournaments |list1= {{Egypt squad 2000 African Cup of Nations}} {{Ivory Coast squad 2008 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Ivory Coast men's football squad 2008 Summer Olympics}} }} {{Navboxes |title= Gérard Gili managerial positions |list1= {{Olympique de Marseille managers}} {{FC Girondins de Bordeaux managers}} {{Montpellier HSC managers}} {{Egypt national football team managers}} {{SC Bastia managers}} {{Ivory Coast national football team managers}} }}
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