Guy Hellers
Guy Hellers (French pronunciation: [ɡi ɛ.lɛʁs];[1] born 10 October 1964) is a Luxembourgish football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guy Hellers | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| US Bascharage | |||
| US Hollerich | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1982 | Metz | 0 | (0) |
| 1983–2000 | Standard Liège | 383 | (30) |
| National team | |||
| 1982–1997 | Luxembourg | 55 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004–2010 | Luxembourg | ||
| 2010–2011 | F91 Dudelange (sporting director) | ||
| 2011–2015 | F91 Dudelange (head of youth sector) | ||
| 2015 | F91 Dudelange | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He was the head coach of the Luxembourg national team, having succeeded Dane Allan Simonsen in 2004.[2]
In 2010, Hellers resigned as Luxembourg coach and was succeeded by Luc Holtz.[3]
Club career
Arguably Luxembourg's most successful player, Hellers shortly played for FC Metz [4] but he spent the majority of his career at Standard Liège, where has been captain. He played 458 matches in total for them, scoring 37 goals.[5] He was surprisingly dismissed by then manager Tomislav Ivic in September 1999 after some verbal clashes between coach and squad.[6]
International career
Hellers made his debut for Luxembourg in an October 1982 European Championship qualification match against Greece and went on to earn 55 caps, scoring 2 goals.[7] He played in 27 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[8] His final international game was an October 1997 World Cup qualification match against Cyprus.
He scored the only goal in the upset match against the Czech Republic in 1995.
International goals
- Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 October 1989 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
| 2 | 7 June 1995 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg |  | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1996 Euro qualifying |
Manager career
His entire coaching career has been spent with the Luxembourg Football Federation, coaching at every youth level before becoming the manager of the senior national team.
External links
- Guy Hellers at National-Football-Teams.com
- Paolo Amodio at Footballdatabase
References
- "Guy Hellers pronunciation: How to pronounce Guy Hellers in French". Forvo. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- Entraîneurs fédéraux Archived 1 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine - FLF (in French)
- http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/news/newsid=1510401.html
- Player profile - FC Metz
- Player stats - Standard Liege
- Guy Hellers doorgestuurd bij Standard - Het Belang van Limburg (in Dutch)
- Appearances for Luxembourg National Team - RSSSF
- Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Gilbert Bodart |
Standard Liège captain 1996–1999 |
Succeeded by Didier Ernst |