Paul Philipp

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Paul Philipp
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-10-21) 21 October 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Dommeldange, Luxembourg
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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
International career
1968–1982 Luxembourg 54 (4)
Managerial career
1983–1985 Avenir Beggen
1985–2001 Luxembourg
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Philipp (born 21 October 1950) is a Luxembourgish football administrator and former player and manager serving as president of the Luxembourg Football Federation since 2004. [1]

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He previously managed the Luxembourg national team from 1985 to 2001, making him the sixth longest serving national team manager in history.

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 Avenir Beggen before managing 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 were against Malta, home and away.

Career statistics

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 April 1969 Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2–1Win Friendly
2.7 December 1969 Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Flag of Bulgaria (1946-1948).svg  Bulgaria 1–3Loss 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.1 May 1975 Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1–3Loss UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
4.15 October 1975 Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 6–2Loss UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
Correct as of 7 October 2015 [4]

Honours (as a player)

1969, 1984
1984

References


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