Gaëtan Huard
Encyclopedia
Gaëtan Huard is a retired French
footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
matches for RC Lens
, FC Girondins de Bordeaux
and Olympique de Marseille
. During the 1992–93 season, spent with the second club who finished third, he had a run of 1,176 minutes (over 13 matches) without conceding a goal.
Huard helped Bordeaux reach the 1996 UEFA Cup final
, lost to FC Bayern Munich
, and was also crowned league champion with Marseille in 1989 and 1990. In 1996–97, the 34-year old had an abroad stint, playing 10 La Liga
contests with modest Hércules CF
- which eventually suffered relegation - subsequently retiring from professional football.
Afterwards, Huard worked several years as a sports consultant for Canal+
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Football career
Huard played 357 Ligue 1Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
matches for RC Lens
RC Lens
Racing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...
, FC Girondins de Bordeaux
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux is a French association football club based in the city of Bordeaux. The club currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, and won its last Ligue 1 title in the 2008–09 season....
and Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
. During the 1992–93 season, spent with the second club who finished third, he had a run of 1,176 minutes (over 13 matches) without conceding a goal.
Huard helped Bordeaux reach the 1996 UEFA Cup final
1996 UEFA Cup Final
The 1996 UEFA Cup Final was played on May 1, 1996 and May 15, 1996 between Bayern Munich of Germany and FC Girondins de Bordeaux of France. Bayern Munich won the two matches 5–1 on aggregate.-First leg:-Second leg:...
, lost to FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
, and was also crowned league champion with Marseille in 1989 and 1990. In 1996–97, the 34-year old had an abroad stint, playing 10 La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
contests with modest Hércules CF
Hércules CF
Hércules Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1922, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, and holds home games at the Estadio José Rico Pérez, which seats 30,000 spectators.-History:After first...
- which eventually suffered relegation - subsequently retiring from professional football.
Afterwards, Huard worked several years as a sports consultant for Canal+
Canal+
Canal+ is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is 80% owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted...
.