Guy Hellers
Luxembourgish footballer and manager
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 October 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| US Bascharage | |||
| US Hollerich | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1982 | Metz | 0 | (0) |
| 1983–2000 | Standard Liège | 383 | (30) |
| International career | |||
| 1982–1997 | Luxembourg | 55 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2010 | Luxembourg | ||
| 2010–2011 | F91 Dudelange (sporting director) | ||
| 2011–2015 | F91 Dudelange (head of youth sector) | ||
| 2015 | F91 Dudelange | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
Managerial 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.
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 October 1989 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Belgium | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
| 2 | 7 June 1995 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg |  Czech Republic | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1996 Euro qualifying |
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Luxembourg | 2004 | 2010 | 47 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 6.38 |
| F91 Dudelange | 2015 | 2015 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 |
| Total | 51 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 9.80 | ||
Honours
Standard Liège