Claude Lowitz
French football player and manager (born 1962)
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Claude Lowitz (born 29 May 1962) is a French former professional football player and manager.[2] As a player, he was a defender.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 May 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Figeac, France | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defender[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1980 | US Carjac | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1984 | Toulouse | 23 | (2) |
| 1984–1985 | Metz | 26 | (2) |
| 1985–1987 | Paris Saint-Germain | 28 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | Marseille | 22 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Montpellier | 22 | (0) |
| 1989–1991 | Nantes | 28 | (1) |
| 1991–1992 | Pau | ||
| 1992–1993 | Cahors FC | ||
| 1993–1994 | Pau | ||
| 1994–1995 | Gazélec Ajaccio | ||
| 1995–1996 | Jeanne d'Arc | ||
| Total | 149+ | (5+) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987 | France Olympic | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Saint-Pierroise | ||
| 2006 | Shanghai Dongya | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Lowitz played for ten different clubs during his career. Those included Toulouse, Metz, Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Pau FC, Cahors FC, Gazélec Ajaccio, and Jeanne d'Arc. In 1984 with Metz, he notably featured in a 4–1 win over Barcelona at the Camp Nou in the Cup Winners' Cup first round, eliminating the Spanish side 6–5 on aggregate.[4] During the 1985–86 season with Paris Saint-Germain, he won the Division 1 title.[5]
International career
Lowitz played one match for the France Olympic football team in 1987.[citation needed]
Post-playing career
Having retired from football five years earlier, Lowitz became the manager of Saint-Pierroise in Réunion in 2001; however, he left this role in 2002. From January to July 2006, he was the manager of China League Two club Shanghai Dongya. He left that position to work for the youth academy of the club at the Genbao Football Base from 2006 to 2008.[6]
After leaving his academy role at Shanghai Dongya in 2008, Lowitz worked for a football academy in Réunion.[6]