Henri Noël

Henri Noël

Personal information
Date of birth	(1937-09-11)11 September 1937
Place of birth	Mollégès, France
Date of death	17 October 2020(2020-10-17) (aged 83)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954–1959	Nîmes B
1959–1964	Nîmes
1964–1965	SSMC Miramas
1965–1969	Avignon
Managerial career
1969–1978	Nîmes B
1978–1982	Nîmes
1982–1984	Martigues
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henri Noël (11 September 1937 – 17 October 2020) was a French football player and coach.

Career

Born in Mollégès, Noël played as a defender for Nîmes B, Nîmes, SSMC Miramas and Avignon.^{[ citation needed ]}

He later became a coach, managing Nîmes B, Nîmes and Martigues.^{[ citation needed ]}

He died of a heart attack on 17 October 2020, aged 83. ^[1]

In June 2021 a stadium in Nîmes was named after him. ^[2]

References

1. Mechaouri, Leila (17 October 2020). "L'ancien entraîneur du Nîmes Olympique Henri Noël est décédé" [Former Nîmes Olympique coach Henri Noël has died]. France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 15 March 2025.
2. Prades, Frédéric (10 June 2021). "Hommage à l'ancien entraîneur de Nîmes : "Henri Noël a fait du football l'espace de son humanisme"" [Tribute to the former Nîmes coach: "Henri Noël made football the place for his humanism"]. Midi Libre (in French). Retrieved 15 March 2025.