Luc Nilis

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Luc Gilbert Cyrille Nilis (born 25 May 1967) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who is the striker coach of Patro Eisden.

He spent most of his career in his native Belgium and, in particular, in the Netherlands with PSV. His playing days came to an end in the 2000–01 season after breaking his leg in a match with his club Aston Villa following a clash with Ipswich Town goalkeeper Richard Wright.

Club career

His former clubs include Winterslag, Anderlecht, PSV and Aston Villa.

Early years

As youth player, Nilis was regarded as Winterslag's greatest talent. Standard, Club Brugge and PSV Eindhoven showed interest in the stylish attacker, but under the influence of Raymond Goethals, Nilis was transferred to Anderlecht at the age of 18.[1]

Anderlecht

Forming a duo with players such as Luís Oliveira or Marc Degryse, he would win several national prizes in the next seasons.[2] Although he was not considered as a very quick football player, his scoring ability and excellent kicking technique stood out. Long, placed distance shots with both left and right feet became his hallmark.[3]

PSV Eindhoven

Having left Anderlecht for Eindhoven in 1994, Nilis topped the Dutch scoring charts in the 1995–96 season, plundering 21 goals.[4] He continued that form into 1996–97 – leading the pack by December 1996 with 13[5] – before matching his previous total,[4] in a season that ended with PSV winning the league title for the first time in five years.[6] In late 1997, Nilis scored thrice in three games over a fifteen-day period, all against Shay Given; with a goal at Newcastle United in the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League group stage coming in between goals for Belgium against the Republic of Ireland.[7] During his time with PSV, Nilis formed one of the deadliest partnerships in Europe with team-mate Ruud van Nistelrooy, who signed for PSV in 1998.[6] In the 1998–99 season, Nilis and van Nistelrooy scored 55 league goals between them. Van Nistelrooy finished as top-scorer,[4] Nilis came second. In the following season, Nilis' last for PSV, they scored 48 league goals between them.

Aston Villa

After six years in the Netherlands, Nilis joined Aston Villa on a Bosman transfer in June 2000.[8] Nilis' Villa career started well, as he scored on his debut in the UEFA Intertoto Cup against Dukla Příbram on 22 July 2000[9] before going on to score on his league debut against Chelsea on 27 August 2000.[10] In a league match against Ipswich Town on 9 September 2000, Nilis was involved in a clash with goalkeeper Richard Wright[11] that left him with a double compound fracture of his right shin.[12] At one point, the injury became infected and Nilis even feared a possible amputation.[13] This hypothesis was later ruled out, although his playing career was effectively ended.

International career

Nilis played 56 times for the Belgium national team, scoring ten times. A prolific goalscorer with his clubs, he scored his first goal for Belgium only on his 24th cap (a 9–0 win against Zambia).[14]

Nilis played in the FIFA World Cups in 1994 and 1998. Qualification for the latter was sealed with Nilis' goals in each leg of Belgium's playoff against the Irish Republic.[7] Nilis dropped out of international football after the 1998 Finals, reportedly in response to an "unhealthy atmosphere within the squad and their lack of achievement".[14] However, with control of the Belgian national side having changed,[8] Nilis returned to the international fold in November 1999,[14] in time for Euro 2000, co-hosted by his birth-country Belgium and the Netherlands.

Coaching career

After his playing career ended, Beringen-Heusden-Zolder were his next port of call, becoming technical director in 2005, not long before the club's liquidation after financial difficulties.[6] Nilis took a job with PSV, first as a scout, and then training the club's forwards. In January 2011, Nilis became assistant manager with Turkish club Kasımpaşa, followed by another assistant manager stint with Gençlerbirliği S.K., also in Turkey. In April 2015, he was re-hired by PSV as a striker coach.[15]

In August 2021, Nilis became the head coach of Belgian Division 2 club Belisia Bilzen, which had been founded earlier that year from a merger between Spouwen-Mopertingen and Bilzerse Waltwilder.[16] It was his first assignment as head coach. In the round of 16 of the Belgian Cup, Belisia were drawn against Gent. At the end of October 2021, they lost that cup match 4–0.[17] In addition to his position as manager of Belisia Bilzen, Nilis was also hired as striker coach at the Talent Academy of KRC Genk on 10 March 2022.[18]

In 2023, he was appointed striker coach of Patro Eisden.[19]

Personal life

Nilis's father, Roger (1938–2011), played as a professional footballer in Belgium in the 1960s.[20] His son Arne was a youth player for Genk and PSV Eindhoven but was unable to pursue a professional career, mainly due to injuries and a gambling addiction.[21]

Legacy

Ronaldo occasionally names Nilis as one of the best strike partners he had played with, despite sharing only a brief time with him at PSV.[22] Ruud van Nistelrooy has also stated on several occasions that the Belgian was one of the best players, if not the best, he had ever played with.[6]

Despite the lack of a major international career, the technically skilled attacker is still praised by football fans and journalists in the low countries.[23] In 2020, he was named in the "Best squad of all time", of both Anderlecht and PSV Eindhoven.[24]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cupTemplate:Efn League cupTemplate:Efn Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Winterslag 1984–85[25] Belgian Second Division 22 5 — — — 22 5
1985–86[25] Belgian Second Division 25 11 — — — 25 11
Total 47 16 — — — 47 16
Anderlecht 1986–87[26][25] Belgian First Division 16 5 — 3Template:Efn 1 — 19 6
1987–88[26][25] Belgian First Division 32 14 — 6Template:Efn 1 — 38 15
1988–89[26] Belgian First Division 33 19 — 4Template:Efn 0 — 37 19
1989–90[26] Belgian First Division 27 9 — 9Template:Efn 4 — 36 13
1990–91[26] Belgian First Division 30 19 — 6Template:Efn 3 — 36 22
1991–92[26] Belgian First Division 27 15 — 9Template:Efn 6 36 21
1992–93[26] Belgian First Division 28 19 — 6Template:Efn 4 — 34 23
1993–94[26] Belgian First Division 30 24 — 9Template:Efn 7 39 31
Total 223 124 — 52 26 275 150
PSV Eindhoven 1994–95[26] Eredivisie 30 12 1 0 — 2Template:Efn 1 — 33 13
1995–96[26] Eredivisie 31 21 5 5 — 8Template:Efn 5 — 44 31
1996–97[26] Eredivisie 26 21 2 3 — 4Template:Efn 2 1Template:Efn 0 33 26
1997–98[26] Eredivisie 24 13 3 3 — 5Template:Efn 1 — 32 17
1998–99[26] Eredivisie 27 24 4 1 — 5Template:Efn 0 — 36 25
1999–2000[26] Eredivisie 26 19 1 0 — 7Template:Efn 2 — 34 21
Total 164 110 16 12 — 31 11 1 0 212 133
Aston Villa 2000–01[26] Premier League 3 1 0 0 0 0 2Template:Efn 1 — 5 2
Career total 437 251 16 12 0 0 85 38 1 0 539 301

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International

Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nilis goal.[27]
List of international goals scored by Luc Nilis
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 June 1994 Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium {{ Template:Yesno alias = Zambia flag alias = Flag of Zambia.svg flag alias-1964 = Flag of Zambia (1964–1996).svg flag alias-1996 = Flag of Zambia (Pantone).svg flag alias-2000 = Flag of Zambia (WFB 2000).jpg flag alias-2004 = Flag of Zambia (WFB 2004).gif flag alias-air force=Air Force Ensign of Zambia.svg link alias-air force=Zambian Air Force link alias-army = Zambian Army size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|5–0 || align="center"|9–0 || Friendly

2 8 August 1994 Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  {{ Template:Yesno alias = Hungary flag alias = Flag of Hungary.svg flag alias-1848 = Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg flag alias-1849 = Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg flag alias-1867 = Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg flag alias-1869 = Flag of Hungary (1869-1874).svg flag alias-1874 = Flag of Hungary (1874-1896).svg flag alias-1896 = Flag of Hungary (1896-1915; angels).svg flag alias-1915 = Flag of Hungary (1915-1918; angels).svg flag alias-1918 = Flag of Hungary (1918-1919).svg flag alias-1919 = Flag of Hungary (1919).svg flag alias-1920 = Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg flag alias-1946 = Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg flag alias-1949 = Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg flag alias-1956 = Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg flag alias-1957 = Flag of Hungary.svg flag alias-state = Flag of Hungary with arms (state).svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Hungary.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Hungary.svg Hungarian River Guard flag alias-military = Flag of the Hungarian Defence Forces.svg link alias-military = Hungarian Defence Forces flag alias-army = War Flag of Hungary.svg link alias-army = Hungarian Ground Forces link alias-air force = Hungarian Air Force flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Hungary.svg Hungarian River Guard size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|3–1|| align="center"|3–1 || Friendly

3 7 October 1995 Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Armenia flag alias = Flag of Armenia.svg flag alias-1918 = Flag of the First Republic of Armenia.svg link alias-air force = Armenian Air Force link alias-army = Armenian Ground Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |2–0 || rowspan="2"|UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying

4 2–0
5 9 October 1996 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino {{ Template:Yesno alias = San Marino flag alias = Flag of San Marino.svg flag alias-1465 = Old Flag of San Marino.svg flag alias-1862 = Flag of San Marino (1862–2011).svg flag alias-civil = Flag of San Marino (civil).svg link alias-army = Sammarinese Armed Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |3–0 || rowspan="2"|FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying

6 3–0
7 29 October 1997 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 1–1 1–1 FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
8 15 November 1997 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 2–1 2–1 FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifying
9 22 April 1998 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium {{ Template:Yesno alias = Romania flag alias = Flag of Romania.svg flag alias-1859 = Flag of the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia (1859 - 1862).svg flag alias-1862 = Flag of the United Principalities of Romania (1862–1866).svg flag alias-1866 = Flag of Romania.svg flag alias-1947 = Flag of Romania (January-March 1948).svg flag alias-1948 = Flag of Romania (1948-1952).svg flag alias-1952 = Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg flag alias-1965 = Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg flag alias-naval = Flag of Romania.svg flag alias-naval-1860 = Flag of the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia (1859 - 1862).svg flag alias-naval-1862 = Flag of the United Principalities of Romania (1862–1866).svg flag alias-naval-1866 = Flag of Romania.svg flag alias-naval-1922 = Naval Ensign of Romania (1922–1947).svg flag alias-naval-1947 = Flag of Romania (January-March 1948).svg flag alias-naval-1948 = Flag of Romania (1948–1952).svg flag alias-naval-1950 = Naval Ensign of Romania (1950–1952).svg flag alias-naval-1952 = Naval Ensign of Romania (1952–1965).svg flag alias-naval-1965 = Flag of Romania (1965–1989).svg link alias-naval = Romanian Naval Forces flag alias-air force = Flag of the Romanian Air Force (obverse).svg flag alias-air force-1947 = Flag of Romania (January-March 1948).svg flag alias-air force-1948 = Flag of Romania (1948–1952).svg flag alias-air force-1950 = Flag of Air Force of Romania (1950-1952, obverse).svg flag alias-air force-1952 = Flag of Air Force of Romania (1952-1965, obverse).svg flag alias-air force-1965 = Flag of Romania (1965–1989).svg link alias-air force = Romanian Air Force flag alias-army = Flag of the Romanian Land Forces (Obverse).svg flag alias-army-1859 = Flag of the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia (1859 - 1862).svg flag alias-army-1862 = Flag of the United Principalities of Romania (1862–1866).svg flag alias-army-1866 = Flag of Romania.svg flag alias-army-1947 = Flag of Romania (January-March 1948).svg flag alias-army-1948 = Flag of Romania (1948–1952).svg flag alias-army-1950 = Battle flag of Romania (1950-1952, obverse).svg flag alias-army-1952 = Battle flag of Romania (1952-1965, obverse).svg flag alias-army-1965 = Battle flag of Romania (1966-1989, obverse).svg link alias-army = Romanian Land Forces flag alias-navy = Flag of the Romanian Naval Forces (Obverse).svg flag alias-navy-1860 = Flag of the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia (1859 - 1862).svg flag alias-navy-1862 = Flag of the United Principalities of Romania (1862–1866).svg flag alias-navy-1866 = Flag of Romania.svg flag alias-navy-1922 = Naval Ensign of Romania (1922–1947).svg flag alias-navy-1947 = Flag of Romania (January-March 1948).svg flag alias-navy-1948 = Flag of Romania (1948–1952).svg flag alias-navy-1950 = Flag of Naval Force of Romania (1950-1951, obverse).svg flag alias-navy-1952 = Flag of terrestrial units of the Naval Force of Romania (1952-1965, obverse).svg flag alias-navy-1965 = Flag of Romania (1965–1989).svg link alias-navy = Romanian Naval Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|1–1|| align="center"|1–1 || Friendly

10 25 June 1998 Parc des Princes, Paris, France {{ Template:Yesno alias = South Korea flag alias = Flag of South Korea.svg flag alias-1945 = Flag of South Korea (1945–1948).svg flag alias-1948 = Flag of South Korea (1948–1949).svg flag alias-1949 = Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg flag alias-1984 = Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg flag alias-1997 = Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg flag alias-army = Flag of the Republic of Korea Army.svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the Republic of Korea Air Force.svg link alias-army = Republic of Korea Army flag alias-naval = Flag of the Republic of Korea Navy.svg link alias-naval = Republic of Korea Navy link alias-air force = Republic of Korea Air Force flag alias-marines = Flag of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps.svg link alias-marines = Republic of Korea Marine Corps link alias-navy = Republic of Korea Navy flag alias-navy = Flag of the Republic of Korea Navy.svg flag alias-military = Flag of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.svg link alias-military = Republic of Korea Armed Forces flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the Korean Coast Guard.svg link alias-coast guard = Korea Coast Guard size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || FIFA World Cup 1998

Honours

Anderlecht[28]

PSV[28]

Individual

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