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Michel Hidalgo (born March 22, 1933 in Leffrinckoucke in Nord, France) was a French football player and manager of France.

Hidalgo grew up in Normandie, where he started playing football. He was champion of Normandie Juniors in 1952 with US Normande, before signing up to Le Havre's books for two seasons, later playing for Reims, with whom he played and scored a goal in the 1956 UEFA Champions League final 4-3 defeat by Real Madrid.

Under the wing of Rocher, who signed him for Monaco, he won two Ligue 1 titles and two national cup titles. Between 1964 and 1970, he presided the UNFP, a players' syndicate.

On March 27th 1976, he was appointed national team coach, replacing Stefan Kovacs and during a time when France were having difficulty in major tournaments. Included in his side was Michel Platini, who helped the side turn a new page in their book and get back to winning ways. In the 1982 FIFA World Cup he got to the semi-finals, where he lost to the German side on penalties. In 1984 he won the European Football Championship beating Spain.

After his victory, he passed the reins over to Henri Michel and got a job as the Technical Director, where he remained until 1986, afterwards choosing a managerial position at Marseille

He strayed from the limelight after 1991, taking a sidelining role as a football pundit on "Demain, c'est foot", a football show on TMC Monte Carlo. However, in 2004 he was lured back into managing, taking charge of the Congo.

• US Normande
• 1952-1954 : Le Havre AC
• 1954-1957 : Stade de Reims
• 1957-1966 : AS Monaco

• Champion de France : 1955 with Reims, 1961 & 1963 with AS Monaco
• Vice-champion of France : 1964 with AS Monaco
• Winner of Coupe de France : 1960 & 1963 with AS Monaco
• Finalist of the European Cup 1956 with Stade de Reims
• 1 cap for France in 1962

• AS Monaco (reserves)
• RC Menton (player-manager)
• AS Monaco (reserves)
• Directeur Technique régionale (South-West)
• (co-coaching) France A
• 1976-1984 : France A
• 1982-1986 : Directeur Technique National
• 1986-1991 : (manager) Olympique de Marseille
• 2004 - : Congo A

• European Champion: 1984 with France

• (French) French Football Federation Profile

	France squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup
1 Baratelli | 2 Battiston | 3 Bossis | 4 Janvion | 5 Bracci | 6 Lopez | 7 Rio | 8 Trésor | 9 Bathenay | 10 Guillou | 11 Michel | 12 Papi | 13 Petit | 14 Berdoll | 15 Platini | 16 Dalger | 17 Lacombe | 18 Rocheteau | 19 Six | 20 Rouyer | 21 Bertrand‑Demanes | 22 Dropsy | Coach: Hidalgo

	France squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place
1 Baratelli | 2 Amoros | 3 Battiston | 4 Bossis | 5 Janvion | 6 Lopez | 7 Mahut | 8 Trésor | 9 Genghini | 10 Platini | 11 Girard | 12 Giresse | 13 Larios | 14 Tigana | 15 Bellone | 16 Couriol | 17 Lacombe | 18 Rocheteau | 19 Six | 20 Soler | 21 Castaneda | 22 Ettori | Coach: Hidalgo

	France squad - 1984 European Football Championship (1st Title)
1 Bats | 2 Amoros | 3 Domergue | 4 Bossis | 5 Battiston | 6 Fernández | 7 Ferreri | 8 Bravo | 9 Genghini | 10 Platini | 11 Bellone | 12 Giresse | 13 Six | 14 Tigana | 15 Le Roux | 16 Rocheteau | 17 Lacombe | 18 Tusseau | 19 Bergeroo | 20 Rust | Coach: Hidalgo