Luc Nilis

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Luc Nilis
Personal information
Full name Luc Gilbert Cyrille Nilis
Date of birth May 25, 1967 (1967-05-25) (age 41)
Place of birth    Hasselt, Belgium
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Retired since
September 23, 2000
Youth clubs
1973-80 F.C. Halveweg Zonhoven
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1984-86
1986-94
1994-2000
2000-01		 K.F.C. Winterslag (D2)
R.S.C. Anderlecht
PSV Eindhoven
Aston Villa F.C.		 47 (16)
224 (127)
164 (110)
3 (1)   
National team2
1988-2000 Belgium 56 (10)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 2005.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 2005.
* Appearances (Goals)

Luc Nilis (born May 25, 1967 in Hasselt, Belgium) is a former Belgian football striker. He ended his career early in the 2000-01 season after he broke 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. During his time with PSV, Nilis formed one of the deadliest partnerships in Europe with team-mate Ruud van Nistelrooij. In the 1998-1999 season, Nilis and van Nistelrooij scored 55 league goals between them. van Nistelrooij finished as top-scorer, Nilis came second. In the following season, Nilis' last for PSV, they scored 48 league goals between them.

Nilis played 56 times for the Belgian national team, scoring 10 times. A prolific goalscorer with his clubs, he scored his first goal for Belgium only on his 24th cap (a 9-0 win against Zambia). Nilis played in the 1994 World Cup, the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 which Belgium co-hosted with The Netherlands. He is currently assigned as a trainer with PSV. In this job he is responsible for training the attackers of the club.

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[edit] Honours

[edit] Club honours

[edit] Individual honours

  • Eredivisie Player of the Year - 1995
  • Eredivisie topscorer - 1996, 1997

[edit] References



Awards
Preceded by
Flag of the Netherlands Ronald de Boer		 Dutch Footballer of the Year
1995		 Succeeded by
Flag of the Netherlands Ronald de Boer
Preceded by
Flag of Brazil Ronaldo		 Dutch Eredivisie Topscorer
1995 – 1997		 Succeeded by
Flag of Greece Nikos Machlas


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Belgium squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup
1 Preud'homme • 2 Medved • 3 Borkelmans • 4 Albert • 5 Smidts • 6 Staelens • 7 Van Der Elst • 8 Nilis • 9 Degryse • 10 Scifo • 11 Czerniatynski • 12 De Wilde • 13 Grün • 14 De Wolf • 15 Emmers • 16 Boffin • 17 Weber • 18 Wilmots • 19 Van Meir • 20 Verlinden • 21 Van Der Heyden • 22 Renier • Coach: Van Himst
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Belgium squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 De Wilde • 2 Crasson • 3 Staelens • 4 Vidović • 5 Borkelmans • 6 Van Der Elst • 7 Wilmots • 8 Oliveira • 9 M. Mpenza • 10 Nilis • 11 Van Kerckhoven • 12 Vande Walle • 13 Verlinden • 14 Scifo • 15 Clement • 16 De Boeck • 17 Verstraeten • 18 Verheyen • 19 Van Meir • 20 E. Mpenza • 21 Boffin • 22 Deflandre • Coach: Leekens
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Belgium squad - UEFA Euro 2000
1 De Wilde • 2 Deflandre • 3 Valgaeren • 4 Staelens • 5 Clement • 6 Vanderhaeghe • 7 Wilmots • 8 Goor • 9 E. Mpenza • 10 Strupar • 11 Verheyen • 12 De Vlieger • 13 Herpoel • 14 Walem • 15 Peeters • 16 Nilis • 17 Léonard • 18 Van Kerckhoven • 19 Van Meir • 20 De Bilde • 21 M. Mpenza • 22 Hendrikx • Coach: Waseige
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