Gérard Murillo

Gérard Murillo (9 February 1932 – 11 October 2023) was a French rugby union player and manager.^[1]

Gérard Murillo

Murillo in 1954
Date of birth	(1932-02-09)9 February 1932
Place of birth	Paris, France
Date of death	11 October 2023(2023-10-11) (aged 91)
Place of death	Ciboure, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Rugby union career
Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Stade Dijonnais () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1954 France Coaching career Years Team 1986-1992 Spain

Biography

Born in Paris on 9 February 1932, Murillo played for Stade Dijonnais. He played his first international match for France on 24 April 1954 against Italy, and his last on 29 August 1954 against Argentina.^[2] As a manager, he briefly coached the Spanish national team between 1986 and 1992, having also been manager for Saint-Jean-de-Luz olympique rugby [fr] from 1962 to 1981.^[3]

Gérard Murillo died in Ciboure on 11 October 2023 at the age of 91.^[4]

References

1. L'Hostis, Julie (12 October 2023). "Rugby : l'emblématique entraîneur basque Gérard Murillo est décédé". Sud Ouest (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
2. "Gérard Murillo". Equipe-France.fr (in French).
3. David, Alban (2015). Histoire du rugby au Pays basque : De 1900 à aujourd'hui (in French). Éditions Sud Ouest. p. 277. ISBN 978-2-8177-0430-2.
4. "Carnet noir : Gérard Murillo, une légende du rugby basque, nous a quittés". Quinze Ovalie (in French). 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.