Luc Holtz Explained

Luc Holtz
Fullname:Luc Holtz
Birth Date:1969 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Luxembourg (manager)
Youthclubs1:Montceau-les-Mines
Years1:1990–1992
Years2:1992–1999
Years3:1999–2008
Clubs3:Etzella Ettelbruck
Caps1:56
Goals1:25
Caps2:154
Goals2:61
Caps3:134
Goals3:25
Totalcaps:344
Totalgoals:111
Nationalyears1:1991–2002
Nationalteam1:Luxembourg
Nationalcaps1:55
Nationalgoals1:1
Manageryears1:1999–2008
Manageryears2:2008–2010
Manageryears3:2010–
Managerclubs3:Luxembourg

Luc Holtz (born 14 June 1969) is a Luxembourgish former international football player. He was the manager of the Luxembourg national under-21 football team.[1] He is currently the manager of the Luxembourg national football team, succeeding Guy Hellers.[2]

Club career

A central midfield playmaker, Holtz started his career at Red Boys Differdange before joining Avenir Beggen for the 1992/1993 season. With Avenir Beggen he immediately won two successive league and cup doubles and he himself claimed the 1993 Luxembourgian Footballer of the Year award.

In 1999, he left them to become player/manager at Etzella Ettelbruck. With Etzella, he immediately won promotion to the Luxembourg National Division in his first season in charge. Also, he brought them their first major silverware by winning the cup in 2001. After relegation in 2002, they got promoted again at the first attempt. In 2003 and 2004 they lost two successive cup finals.

Holtz retired as a player at the end of the 2007/2008 season.

International career

Holtz made his debut for Luxembourg in an October 1991 friendly match against Portugal, which surprisingly ended in a 1–1 draw. He went on to earn 55 caps, scoring one goal.[3] He played in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[4]

He played his final international game in October 2002, a 0–7 loss against Romania.

Personal life

Holtz's son, Kevin, is also a Luxembourg international footballer, making his debut under Luc.[5]

International goals

Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.

Honours

2

1993, 1994

3

1993, 1994, 2001

1

1993

Notes and References

  1. http://www.flf.lu/federation/ Entraîneurs fédéraux
  2. Web site: Hellers steps down as Luxembourg coach. 4 August 2010.
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lux-recintlp.html Appearances for Luxembourg National Team
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20121102120034/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=95393/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments
  5. News: Pechon . Daniel . Mercato: Kevin Holtz (Etzella) passe à Erpeldange . Mercato: Kevin Holtz (Etzella) moves to Erpeldange . wort.lu . . 25 January 2013 . 2 June 2019 . French . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190602212637/https://www.wort.lu/fr/sport/mercato-kevin-holtz-etzella-passe-a-erpeldange-51029b79e4b09090eb1b5845 . 2 June 2019.