Tom Green looks back at the incredible reign of Guy Roux at Auxerre...

EARLY YEARS
Guy Marcel Roux was born in the French city of Colmar on October 18, 1938. Colmar is 165km south-east of Paris and just 10km west of the River Rhine. After the capture of his father, the family fled to a safer city, Appoigny. It was there where his long-standing love affair with Auxerre would take root.
Auxerre had been founded in 1905 but had fallen behind in French football following the decision to take the sport down the professional route in 1930. AJA found themselves in the regional Burgundy League whe...