Gilles Verdez

Gilles Verdez
Born (1964-08-08) 8 August 1964
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Occupation journalist
Language French
Nationality French
Genre non-fiction
Subject sports
Notable awards Prix de littérature politique Edgar-Faure

Gilles Verdez (born 8 August 1964 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye) is a French journalist, television and radio columnist. He is the co-author of numerous books on football in France.

Biography

He graduated from the training center for journalists in Paris. Gilles was wounded in the 5 May 1992 Armand Cesari Stadium disaster, where he was standing on one of the crumbling stands.[1] In September 2009, then editor of the Parisien, he was dismissed by General Director Jean Hornain along chief editor Dominique de Montvalon and editor Phulippe Duley, due to low sales of 4%.[2] In November 2009 he became deputy director of the sales of France-Soir and director of the sports department from August 2011 to January 2012. Chronicler of the show, we remade the game, on RTL, to I-TV and RFI, and author of five books on football, he was a reporter for L'Équipe.

He joined the show Touche pas à mon poste! as a columnist for the 2013-2014 seasons, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016,[3] and the team of Cyril Hanouna in broadcasting Feet in the flat on the radio station Europe 1. He appears regularly on I-Tele.

Awards

  • Prix de littérature politique Edgar-Faure en 2013 pour Le Conquistador : Manuel Valls, les secrets d'un destin[4]

Proposal

In February 2017 Gilles Verdez publicly proposed to his girlfriend Fatou on the show TPMP. After expressing multiple reasons why he loved her, he asked her to marry him. Her reaction, or rather the lack of it created a media storm.

Television

Publications

  • Les années Jacquet, with Vanessa Caffin, éditions Solar, 1999.
  • Les années Lemerre, with Vanessa Caffin, éditions Solar, 2001.
  • Le roman noir des bleus, avec Eugène Saccomano, éditions de La Martinière, 2010.
  • Gilles Verdez et Matthieu Suc, La face cachée de Franck Ribéry, éditions du Moment, , 210 p. (ISBN 2354171269 et 978-2354171261)
  • Arnaud Hermant et Gilles Verdez, Le PSG, le Qatar et l'argent : l'enquête interdite, éditions du Moment, , 256 p. (ISBN 2354171935 et 978-2354171933)
  • Arnaud Ramsay et Gilles Verdez, Champions du monde 98 : secrets et pouvoir, éditions du Moment, , 246 p. (ISBN 2354172885 et 978-2354172886)
  • Jacques Hennen et Gilles Verdez, Le Conquistador : Manuel Valls, les secrets d'un destin, éditions du Moment, , 279 p. (ISBN 2354173253 et 978-2354173258)
  • Allez le PSG !, avec Eugène Saccomano et Gervais, Pat a Pan éditions, 2013.
  • Gilles Verdez et Guillaume Evin, Les Vipères du foot, éditions du Moment, , 205 p. (ISBN 2354173741 et 978-2354173746)
  • Gilles Verdez et Jacques Hennen, Le système Benzema, éditions Mazarine, 2 mars 2016

References

  1. ↑ "Furiani, 20 ans après". www.lexpress.fr (in French). .
  2. ↑ "Le Parisien décapité". lejdd.fr. 2009-09-24. Retrieved 23 April 2016. .
  3. ↑ "L'Équipe de Touche Pas à mon Poste". www.d8.tv (in French). Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Les prix depuis 2007". www.prixedgarfaure.fr. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016. .
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