Paul Philipp Explained

Paul Philipp should not be confused with Paul Philippe.

Paul Philipp
Birth Date:1950 10, df=y
Birth Place:Dommeldange, Luxembourg
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1966–1969
Years2:1970–1974
Years3:1974–1976
Years4:1976–1980
Years5:1980–1983
Years6:1983–1985
Clubs6:Avenir Beggen
Caps3:17
Goals3:1
Nationalyears1:1968–1982
Nationalteam1:Luxembourg
Nationalcaps1:54
Nationalgoals1:4
Manageryears1:1983–1985
Managerclubs1:Avenir Beggen
Manageryears2:1985–2001
Managerclubs2:Luxembourg

Paul Philipp (born 21 October 1950) is a former Luxembourgish football player and manager.

He is the president of the Luxembourg Football Federation.[1]

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

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 April 1969 2–1 Win Friendly
2. 7 December 1969 1–3 Loss 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 1 May 1975 1–3 Loss UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
4. 15 October 1975 6–2 Loss UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
Correct as of 7 October 2015[4]

Honours (as a player)

2

1969, 1984

1

1984

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.flf.lu/federation/ Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lux-recintlp.html Appearances for Luxembourg National Team
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103012951/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=56226/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments
  4. https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=16603 Football PLAYER: Paul Philipp