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{{Short description|French football player and manager (born 1938)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Guy Roux
| image = Guy Roux, mai 2014, Rennes, France-2 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Roux in 2014
| full_name = Guy Marcel Roux<ref name="Legion">{{cite journal |date=31 January 2008 |title=Décret du 30 janvier 2008 portant promotion et nomination |trans-title=Decree of 30 January 2008 on promotion and appointment |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000018038493 |journal=Official Journal of the French Republic |volume=2008 |issue=26 |id=PREX0811182D |access-date=15 March 2025 |language=fr}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1938|10|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Colmar]], France
| height = 1.76 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.fr/football/guy-roux_prs23589/person.shtml |title = Guy Roux - Fiche joueur - Football}}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1954–1957
| clubs1 = [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| years2 = 1957–1958
| clubs2 = [[Stade Poitevin FC|Stade Poitevin]]
| caps2 = 
| goals2 =
| years3 = 1958–1961
| clubs3 = [[Limoges FC|Limoges]]
| caps3 = 
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| years4 = 1961–1962
| clubs4 = [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]
| caps4 = 
| goals4 = 
| manageryears1 = 1961–2005
| managerclubs1 = [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]
| manageryears2 = 2007
| managerclubs2 = [[RC Lens|Lens]]
}}
'''Guy Marcel Roux''' ({{IPA|fr|ɡi ʁu}}; born 18 October 1938) is a French former [[association football|football]] player and manager known for being in charge of [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] for more than 40 years and for leading the team to national and worldwide prominence.

==Managerial career==
A native of [[Colmar]], Roux played for Auxerre between 1954 and 1957 and became player-manager of the then [[Division d'Honneur]] (fourth level) club in 1961 to become its living legend and symbol. In 1970, Auxerre got promoted to the Division 3 League, and Roux retired as a player. In 1974, Auxerre got promoted again, this time to Division 2. With Roux in charge, the team made it to a [[Coupe de France]] final in 1979 and progressed to [[Ligue 1|Division 1]] in 1980.<ref name="TFT" /> The team then went further to clinch the Division 1 title in 1995–96 and win the Coupe de France four times (1993–94, 1995–96, 2002–03, 2004–05).<ref name="TFT" /> Among [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]'s honours under Roux are also an [[Intertoto Cup]] triumph and the [[1992–93 UEFA Cup]] semi-final. Roux retired in 2000, but returned the next year.

Roux believed that a strong infrastructure was paramount to long-term success. In 1980, Roux rejected the chance to sign French international striker [[Olivier Rouyer]] in favour of opening a state-of-the-art youth academy.<ref name="TFT" /> During his period at the helm, the team established itself as a powerhouse in French football and became known worldwide as an academy for top players, since it was the club where football stars such as [[Eric Cantona]], [[Basile Boli]], [[Alain Goma]], [[Frédéric Darras]], [[Pascal Vahirua]], [[Raphael Guerreiro (footballer, born 1968)|Raphael Guerreiro]], [[Stéphane Mazzolini]], [[Djibril Cissé]], [[Philippe Mexès]] and [[Teemu Tainio]] won themselves a name being spotted and their talent further developed by Roux.<ref name="TFT" /> He also helped rebuild the careers of players such as [[Laurent Blanc]] and [[Enzo Scifo]], after they had experienced poor spells.<ref name="Statue" />

In 2000, Roux was a recipient of the [[UEFA President's Award]] which recognises outstanding achievements, professional excellence and exemplary personal qualities.<ref name="UEFAPA">{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/about/how-we-work/president/|title=UEFA President's Award|publisher=[[UEFA]]|access-date=28 August 2019}}</ref>

Roux retired from managing Auxerre in June 2005 to be replaced by [[Jacques Santini]]. At the end of his career as Auxerre manager, Roux led Auxerre through about 2,000 games, including a European record of 890 top-flight league matches.<ref name="Statue">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/jun/12/sport.comment1|title=This Guy deserves a statue|website=The Guardian|date=11 June 2005|access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref>

He briefly came out of retirement in June 2007 when he signed a two-year contract with [[RC Lens|Lens]]. However, he resigned on 25 August 2007 during a 2–1 defeat at Strasbourg after only four matches without a win at the helm.<ref name="TFT" />

== Managerial statistics ==
''As of 26 August 2007''{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
!rowspan=2| Team
!rowspan=2| From
!rowspan=2| To
!colspan=8| Record
|-
!{{Tooltip| G| Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip| W| Wins}}
!{{Tooltip| D| Draws}}
!{{Tooltip| L| Losses}}
!{{Tooltip| Win %| Winning percentage}}
|-
|align=left|[[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]
|align=left|1 July 1961
|align=left|30 June 2005
{{WDL|1747|816|420|511}}
|-
|align=left|[[RC Lens|Lens]]
|align=left|1 July 2007
|align=left|26 August 2007
{{WDL|7|1|4|2}}
|-
! colspan="3"| Career total
{{WDLtot|1754|817|424|513}}
|}

==Honours==
[[File:Guy Roux-AJ Auxerre (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Roux with AJ Auxerre in 2003]]

'''Auxerre'''
*[[Ligue 1|Division 1]]: [[1995–96 French Division 1|1995–96]]<ref name="TFT">{{cite web|url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2019/12/06/guy-roux-a-legacy-of-epic-proportions/|title=The Epic Life and Legacy of Guy Roux, The Man Who Managed Auxerre for 44 Years|website=These Football Times|date=6 December 2019|access-date=20 June 2020}}</ref>
*[[Coupe de France]]: [[1993–94 Coupe de France|1993–94]], [[1995–96 Coupe de France|1995–96]], [[2002–03 Coupe de France|2002–03]], [[2004–05 Coupe de France|2004–05]]<ref name="TFT" />
*[[Ligue 2|Division 2]]: [[1979–80 French Division 2|1979–80]]<ref name="TFT" />
*[[Ligue de Bourgogne de football|Division d'Honneur de Bourgogne]]: 1969–70{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1997]]<ref name="TFT" />
*[[Cup of the Alps|Coppa delle Alpi]]: 1985, 1987<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footiecentral.com/20170116/five-longest-serving-football-managers-time/|title=Five longest serving football managers of all time|website=Footie Central|date=16 January 2017|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[Trophées UNFP du football|Ligue 1 Manager of the Year]]: 1995–96<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportpalmares.eu/Trophees-UNFP-Oscars-du-football,238.html |title=Palmarès Trophées UNFP - Oscars du football - Meilleur entraîneur de Ligue 1 |access-date=2 August 2017 |language=fr |archive-date=2 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702223248/http://www.sportpalmares.eu/Trophees-UNFP-Oscars-du-football,238.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[UEFA President's Award]]: 2000<ref name="UEFAPA" />

'''Orders'''
*[[Knight of the Legion of Honour]]: 1999<ref>{{cite journal |date=14 July 1999 |title=Décret du 13 juillet 1999 portant promotion et nomination |trans-title=Decree of 13 July 1999 on promotion and appointment |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000000577164 |journal=Official Journal of the French Republic |volume=1999 |issue=161 |id=PREX9903628D |access-date=15 March 2025 |language=fr}}</ref>
*[[Officer of the Legion of Honour]]: 2008<ref name="Legion"/>

==See also==
* [[List of longest managerial reigns in association football]]

==References==
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==External links==
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'''General'''
*{{cite book| last = Paytashev| first = Rumen| year = 2001| title = Svetovna Futbolna Entsiklopediya| publisher = KK Trud| location = Sofia| isbn = 954-528-201-0}}

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