Thierry Gilardi

Thierry Gilardi ( born July 26, 1958 in Saint- Germain -en- Laye, † March 25, 2008 in Le Port -Marly, Yvelines ) was a French television journalist and sports commentator, mostly for football and rugby.

The childhood of sports enthusiasts Gilardi played at the club of his birthplace, since he was eleven years old, 15s rugby and operating this sport up to the age of 28. After obtaining his diploma at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, he began his journalistic career in 1982 at France Inter, where he quickly became used regularly as a radio reporter for soccer games.

At Canal

In 1987 he came to the pay-TV broadcaster Canal , where he initially continued to work as a reporter until he was entrusted from 1992, the moderation of the shipments Jour de Foot (until 1995 ) and L' Équipe du dimanche (1995-2002 ); 2002 to 2005, he led, together with the guest experts Michel Platini also broadcasts from Canal about the Champions League. He also came with the television broadcasts of the Summer Olympic Games in 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 are used.

From 1997 to 1999 he was with the station chief of football editors, then to 2001, managing editor and head of the entire sports division.

Back at the state television

2005 Thierry Gilardi joined the succession of Thierry Roland on TF1. There he presented the quote strong mission Téléfoot about the games of the first French league and the matches of the French national team, including at the World Championships in Germany. Expert at his side was until recently Jean- Michel Larqué.

He finally was able to present even his favorite sport - "Soccer became my profession, but my passion remained Rugby " - especially in the broadcast Télérugby as well as a reporter during the 2007 Rugby World Cup at the side of his colleague Thierry Lacroix.

The father of three, who until his death was vice-president of Stade Français CASG until the early 1990 Chairman of the Rugby Club of Saint- Germain -en- Laye and 1997, died in his 50th year of heart failure. In his honor, wore the French national football team, Franck Ribery during the international match against England - this encounter should Thierry Gilardi really comment on TF1 - the day after his death in a T-shirt on which he thought of the sports journalists for the spectators at the Stade de France had already raised before a minute's silence. This inscription showed Ribery the audience instead of a Torjubels after he had scored in this game a hit. Also in the French rugby championship spectators and players honored the deceased.

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  • TV journalist
  • Sports journalist
  • Journalist (France)
  • Frenchman
  • Born in 1958
  • Died in 2008
  • Man
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