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Christian Gourcuff

Christian Gourcuff, French footballer and manager

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Born
April 5, 1955
Age in 2026
71
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1955

About Christian Gourcuff

Christian Jean Gourcuff is a French former professional football player and manager. He spent a majority of his managerial career at Lorient, where he was the head coach for 25 years across three different spells. During his playing career, Gourcuff played for Rennes, US Berné, Guingamp, Rouen, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Lorient, Le Mans and Montreal Supra. Gourcuff played one match for the Brittany regional team in 1988. Becoming a player-manager at the age of 27, Gourcuff coached Lorient, Le Mans, Pont-l'Abbé, Rennes and Al-Ittihad. On 4 August 2014, Gourcuff was officially unveiled as the new head coach of the Algeria national team, taking over the vacant spot left by the departure of Vahid Halilhodžić.

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Christian Gourcuff timeline

  1. Gourcuff played one match for the Brittany regional team in 1988.
  2. On 4 August 2014, Gourcuff was officially unveiled as the new head coach of the Algeria national team, taking over the vacant spot left by the departure of Vahid Halilhodžić.

The world when Christian Gourcuff was born

Christian Gourcuff was born in 1955. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1955

  • #1 song"Rock Around the Clock" – Bill Haley & His Comets
  • Top movieMarty
  • Top TV showThe $64,000 Question
  • Best-selling bookLolita – Vladimir Nabokov

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBrooklyn Dodgers win their first World Series
  • Top headlineRosa Parks sparks the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  • Technology milestoneDisneyland opens in Anaheim, California
  • Defining fadJames Dean and rebel culture
  • Notable inventionVelcro commercially available
  • World population2.77 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championBrooklyn Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonSyracuse Nationals (NBA)
  • U.S. population165.3M

1955 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Christian Gourcuff's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19552026
Gas$0.29$3.45/gal
Average home$10,950$435,000
Average income$6,200$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.50$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population165.3M341 million

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