Louis Pilot

Louis Pilot (11 November 1940 – 16 April 2016)[1] was a Luxembourgish football player and manager.

Louis Pilot
Pilot in 1963
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-11-11)11 November 1940
Place of birth Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Date of death 16 April 2016(2016-04-16) (aged 75)
Place of death Senningen, Luxembourg
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1953–1957 Fola Esch
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1961 Fola Esch
1961–1972 Standard Liège 337 (36)
1972–1975 Antwerp 125 (8)
1975–1978 R. Jet Bruxelles
International career
1959–1971 Luxembourg 49 (7)
Managerial career
1978–1984 Luxembourg
1984–1985 Standard Liège
1985–1988 Etzella Ettelbruck
1990 Etzella Ettelbruck
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's jubilee, he was selected by the Luxembourg Football Federation as the country's Golden Player - the greatest player of the last 50 years.[2]

Playing career

Pilot started his footballing career at his home town club Fola Esch, before signing for Belgian team Standard Liège at the age of 20. He went on to play 337 times for Standard, winning four Belgian league titles and two Belgian cups and then moved onto Royal Antwerp and Racing Jet. Pilot also represented the Luxembourg national team, winning 49 caps between 1959 and 1971, scoring seven goals in this time.[3] He played in 14 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[4]

He retired from playing football in 1978.

Managerial career

Later that year, Pilot returned to Luxembourg and became the national team coach on 12 April, leading his nation in this capacity until 1984, when he became the head coach at the club where he had enjoyed his most successful playing period, Standard Liège. He lasted only one season at Standard, before returning to Luxembourg and taking up similar roles at Etzella Ettelbruck[5] and Avenir Beggen, before assuming a less active role in football.

Honours

As a player

Individual

References
  1. Luxembourg, Tageblatt. "Louis Pilot verstorben - Tageblatt". Tageblatt.lu. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 March 2005. Retrieved 23 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Luxembourg - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 29 April 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  4. "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - PILOT Louis". FIFA. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  5. "Historique". www.fc-etzella.lu. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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