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{{short description|Luxembourgish footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Guy Hellers
| image = 
| full_name = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|10|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Luxembourg City]], Luxembourg
| height = 1.86 m
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = US Bascharage
| youthyears2 = 
| youthclubs2 = US Hollerich
| years1 = 1980–1982
| clubs1 = [[FC Metz|Metz]]
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1983–2000
| clubs2 = [[Standard Liège]]
| caps2 = 383
| goals2 = 30
| nationalyears1 = 1982–1997
| nationalteam1 = [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]]
| nationalcaps1 = 55
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| manageryears1 = 2004–2010
| managerclubs1 = [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]]
| manageryears2 = 2010–2011
| managerclubs2 = [[F91 Dudelange]] (sporting director)
| manageryears3 = 2011–2015
| managerclubs3 = [[F91 Dudelange]] (head of youth sector)
| manageryears4 = 2015
| managerclubs4 = [[F91 Dudelange]]
}}

'''Guy Hellers''' ({{IPA|fr|ɡi ɛ.lɛʁs}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forvo.com/word/guy_hellers/|title=Guy Hellers pronunciation: How to pronounce Guy Hellers in French|website=Forvo|access-date=1 January 2019|archive-date=29 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129095059/https://forvo.com/word/guy_hellers/|url-status=live}}</ref> born 10 October 1964) is a Luxembourgish [[Association football|football]] [[Manager (association football)|manager]] and former player, who played as a [[midfielder]].

He was the head coach of the [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg national team]], having succeeded [[Denmark|Dane]] [[Allan Simonsen]] in 2004.<ref>[http://www.flf.lu/federation/ Entraîneurs fédéraux] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301013956/http://flf.lu/federation/ |date=1 March 2009 }} - FLF {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

In 2010, Hellers resigned as Luxembourg coach and was succeeded by [[Luc Holtz]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7cb9b982e1-7fb5971c30f4-1000--hellers-steps-down-as-luxembourg-coach/|title=Hellers steps down as Luxembourg coach|date=4 August 2010|access-date=6 August 2010|archive-date=29 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829184722/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/news/newsid=1510401.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Club career==
Arguably Luxembourg's most successful player, Hellers shortly played for [[FC Metz]]<ref>[http://www.fcmetz.com/fiche-joueur.php?id=678 Player profile] - FC Metz</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.standard.be/ndl/a_joueurs_det.php?id=226 Player stats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723200349/http://www.standard.be/ndl/a_joueurs_det.php?id=226 |date=23 July 2008 }} - Standard Liege</ref> He was surprisingly dismissed by then manager [[Tomislav Ivic]] in September 1999 after some verbal clashes between coach and squad.<ref>[http://www.hbvl.be/Archief/guid/met-pijn-in-het-hart.aspx?artikel=35acd152-1df9-11d5-8d37-0008c772a0e7 Guy Hellers doorgestuurd bij Standard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611154302/http://www.hbvl.be/Archief/guid/met-pijn-in-het-hart.aspx?artikel=35acd152-1df9-11d5-8d37-0008c772a0e7 |date=11 June 2011 }} - Het Belang van Limburg {{in lang|nl}}</ref>

==International career==
Hellers made his debut for [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]] in an October 1982 European Championship qualification match against [[Greece national football team|Greece]] and went on to earn 55 caps, scoring 2 goals.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lux-recintlp.html Appearances for Luxembourg National Team] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324222306/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lux-recintlp.html |date=24 March 2023 }} - RSSSF</ref> He played in 27 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121102195731/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=50750/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA</ref> His final international game was an October 1997 World Cup qualification match against [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]].

He scored the only goal in the upset match against the [[Czech Republic national football team|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.''
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || 25 October 1989|| [[Heysel Stadium]], [[Brussels]], Belgium || {{fb|BEL}} || 1-1 || 1-1 || [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#Group 7|1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying]]
|-
| 2 || 7 June 1995|| [[Stade Josy Barthel]], [[Luxembourg (city)]], Luxembourg || {{fb|CZE}} || 1-0 || 1-0 || [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying#Group 5|1996 Euro qualifying]]
|}

==Managerial statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="5"|Record
|-
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
|-
|align=left|[[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]]
|align=left|2004
|align=left|2010
{{WDL|47|3|9|35}}
|-
|align=left|[[F91 Dudelange]]
|align=left|2015
|align=left|2015
{{WDL|4|2|0|2}}
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|51|5|9|37|decimals=2}}
|}

==Honours==
'''Standard Liège'''
* [[Belgian Cup]]: [[1992–93 Belgian Cup|1992–93]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{NFT player|15959}}

{{Luxembourgish Sportspeople of the Year}}
{{Luxembourg national football team managers}}

{{Authority control}}

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