A entrepreneur and politician, Gérard Bourgoin was also a committed football enthusiast, passed through the presidency of the Professional Football League but also and above all by the vice-president and the presidency of AJ Auxerre. With an assessment certainly contrasting with regard to this last experience, between 2011 and 2013.
On Sunday, the Icaunais very attached to his native Burgundy died at the age of 85. A death that Guy Roux is crying this Monday, iconic coach of AJA thus relayed by the team: ” He is one of my closest. Of these people without whom we would have done nothing, nothing successful from what we did. He was a character, with a strong personality. He made a village, he made a factory, he made a club. »»
Still at the stadium this weekend
A club which pays tribute to him by the voice in particular of the executive president Baptiste Malherbe, in shock after having welcomed him on Sunday again at the Stade de l'Abbé-deschamps, a few hours before his disappearance. “” He was someone very dynamic, very human, always in our support, as still last night. This is very sad news. He is someone who did not leave indifferent. It has always been pleasant, with the desire to succeed and help. They did a lot for the club with Jean-Claude Hamel and Guy Roux. AJA is a story of men and of course Gérard was one of those very visible characters. »»
In a press release, the current boss of the LFP Vincent Labrune also greets the memory of Gérard Bourgoin: ” Gérard Bourgoin was a football enthusiast, a man of character and a builder. His dedication to AJ Auxerre and his commitment to French football left an indelible footprint. There will remain a respected and admired figure. »»
