Luc Nilis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luc Gilbert Cyrille Nilis | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Hasselt, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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PSV Eindhoven (striker coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1980 | Halveweg Zonhoven | ||
| 1980–1984 | Winterslag | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1986 | Winterslag | 47 | (16) |
| 1986–1994 | Anderlecht | 224 | (127) |
| 1994–2000 | PSV Eindhoven | 164 | (110) |
| 2000-2001 | Aston Villa | 3 | (1) |
| Total | 503 | (288) | |
| National team | |||
| 1982–1983 | Belgium U16 | 6 | (3) |
| 1982–1983 | Belgium U17 | 3 | (2) |
| 1983–1984 | Belgium U18 | 8 | (1) |
| 1983–1985 | Belgium U19 | 11 | (6) |
| 1986–1987 | Belgium U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 1988–2000 | Belgium | 56 | (10) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2006 | K. Heusden-Zolder S.K. (technical director) | ||
| 2006–2011 | PSV Eindhoven (scout) | ||
| 2007–2010 | PSV Eindhoven (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Kasımpaşa SK (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Gençlerbirliği S.K. (assistant) | ||
| 2015– | PSV Eindhoven (striker coach) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Luc Gilbert Cyrille Nilis (born 25 May 1967 in Hasselt, Belgium), nicknamed Lucky Luc, is a former Belgian football striker. He enjoyed a successful career in his native Belgium and, in particular, in the Netherlands with PSV Eindhoven. However, his playing days came to an end in the 2000–01 season after breaking his leg in a match with his club Aston Villa following a clash with Ipswich Town goalkeeper Richard Wright.
His former clubs include K.F.C. Winterslag, R.S.C. Anderlecht, PSV Eindhoven and Aston Villa.
Having left Anderlecht for Eindhoven in 1994, Nilis topped the Dutch scoring charts in the 1995–96 season, plundering 21 goals. He continued that form into 1996–97 – leading the pack by December 1996 with 13 – before matching his previous total, in a season that ended with PSV winning the league title for the first time in five years. In late 1997, Nilis scored thrice in three games over a fifteen-day period, all against Shay Given; with a goal at Newcastle United in the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League group stage coming in between goals for Belgium against the Republic of Ireland. During his time with PSV, Nilis formed one of the deadliest partnerships in Europe with team-mate Ruud van Nistelrooy, who signed for PSV in 1998. In the 1998–99 season, Nilis and van Nistelrooy scored 55 league goals between them. Van Nistelrooy finished as top-scorer, Nilis came second. In the following season, Nilis' last for PSV, they scored 48 league goals between them.
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