Luc Nilis

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Luc Nilis
Personal information
Full name Luc Gilbert Cyrille Nilis
Date of birth May 25, 1967
Place of birth    Hasselt, Belgium
Nickname Lucky Luke
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Retired since
September 23, 2000
Youth clubs
1973-80 F.C. Halveweg Zonhoven
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1984-86
1986-94
1994-2000
2000-01		 K.F.C. Winterslag (D2)
R.S.C. Anderlecht
PSV Eindhoven
Aston Villa F.C.		 47 (16)
224 (127)
164 (110)
3 (1)   
National team2
1988-2000 Belgium 56 (10)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 2005.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 2005.
* Appearances (Goals)

Luc Nilis (born May 25, 1967 in Hasselt, Belgium) is a former Belgian football striker. He ended his career early in the 2000-01 season after he broke his leg in a match with his club Aston Villa following a clash with goalkeeper Richard Wright.

His former clubs include K.F.C. Winterslag, R.S.C. Anderlecht, PSV Eindhoven. During his time with PSV, Nilis formed one of the deadliest partnerships in Europe with team-mate Ruud van Nistelrooij. In the 1998-1999 season, Nilis and van Nistelrooij scored 55 league goals between them. van Nistelrooij finished as top-scorer, Nilis came second. In the following season, Nilis' last for PSV, they scored 48 league goals between them.

Nilis played 56 times for the Belgian national team, scoring 10 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). Nilis played in the 1994 World Cup, the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 which Belgium co-hosted with The Netherlands.

Contents

  • Eredivisie Player of the Year - 1995
  • Eredivisie topscorer - 1996, 1997


Preceded by
Ronaldo		 Dutch Eredivisie Topscorer
1995-1997		 Succeeded by
Nikos Machlas


Flag of Belgium Belgium squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup Flag of Belgium

1 Preud'homme | 2 Medved | 3 Borkelmans | 4 Albert | 5 Smidts | 6 Staelens | 7 Van Der Elst | 8 Nilis | 9 Degryse | 10 Scifo | 11 Czerniatynski | 12 De Wilde | 13 Grün | 14 De Wolf | 15 Emmers | 16 Boffin | 17 Weber | 18 Wilmots | 19 Van Meir | 20 Verlinden | 21 Van Der Heyden | 22 Renier | Coach: Van Himst
Flag of Belgium Belgium squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Flag of Belgium

1 De Wilde | 2 Crasson | 3 Staelens | 4 Vidović | 5 Borkelmans | 6 Van Der Elst | 7 Wilmots | 8 Oliveira | 9 M. Mpenza | 10 Nilis | 11 Van Kerckhoven | 12 Vande Walle | 13 Verlinden | 14 Scifo | 15 Clement | 16 De Boeck | 17 Verstraeten | 18 Verheyen | 19 Van Meir | 20 E. Mpenza | 21 Boffin | 22 Deflandre | Coach: Leekens
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