 Holtz in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luc Holtz | ||
| Date of birth | (1969-06-14)14 June 1969 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Luxembourg (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Montceau-les-Mines | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Red Boys Differdange | 56 | (25) |
| 1992–1999 | Avenir Beggen | 154 | (61) |
| 1999–2008 | Etzella Ettelbruck | 134 | (25) |
| Total | 344 | (111) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–2002 | Luxembourg | 55 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2008 | Etzella Ettelbruck | ||
| 2008–2010 | Luxembourg U21 | ||
| 2010– | Luxembourg | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luc Holtz (born 14 June 1969) is aLuxembourgish former internationalfootball player. He was the manager of theLuxembourg national under-21 football team.[1] He is currently the manager of theLuxembourg national football team, succeedingGuy Hellers.[2]
A centralmidfield playmaker, Holtz started his career atRed Boys Differdange before joiningAvenir 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 atEtzella Ettelbruck. With Etzella, he immediately won promotion to theLuxembourg 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.
Holtz made his debut forLuxembourg in an October 1991 friendly match againstPortugal, which surprisingly ended in a 1–1 draw. He went on to earn 55 caps, scoring one goal.[3] He played in 15FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[4]
He played his final international game in October 2002, a 0–7 loss againstRomania.
Holtz's son,Kevin, is also a Luxembourg international footballer, making his debut under Luc.[5]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 September 1995 | Stade Josy Barthel,Luxembourg (city),Luxembourg |  Malta | 1–0 | 1–0 | Euro 1996 qualifier |
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
 Luxembourg | 2010 | Present | 141 | 33 | 28 | 80 | 023.40 |
| Total | 141 | 33 | 28 | 80 | 023.40 | ||