Paul Philipp

Paul Philipp
Personal information
Full name Paul Philipp
Date of birth 21 October 1950 (1950-10-21) (age 61)
Place of birth Dommeldange, Luxembourg
Playing position midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1969 Avenir Beggen
1970–1974 Union Saint-Gilloise
1974–1976 Standard Liège 17 (1)
1976–1980 Union Saint-Gilloise
1980–1983 Charleroi
1983–1985 Avenir Beggen
National team
1968–1982 Luxembourg 54 (4)
Teams managed
1985–2001 Luxembourg
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Paul Philipp (born 21 October 1950) is a retired Luxembourgian football player and manager.

He is currently the President of the Luxembourg Football Federation.[1]

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Club career

As a player, Philipp started his career at local club Avenir Beggen before moving to Belgium to play for 3 different teams in 13 seasons there. He finished his career back at Avenir in 1985.

International career

He made his debut for Luxembourg in 1968 and went on to earn 54 caps, scoring 4 goals.[2] He played in 17 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[3]

Manager career

Philipp managed the Luxembourgian national team between 1985 and 2001, during which time the team won three matches, all in the 1996 European Championship qualifying round, one of which was an upset win over the Czech Republic. The two other was against Malta, home and away.

Honours (as a player)

1969, 1984
1984

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