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 Pilot in 1974 | |||
| 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 | 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 | |||
Louis Pilot (11 November 1940 – 16 April 2016)[1] was a Luxembourgishfootball player andmanager.
In November 2003, to celebrateUEFA's jubilee, he was selected by theLuxembourg Football Federation as the country'sGolden Player - the greatest player of the last 50 years.[2]
Pilot started his footballing career as amidfielder at his home town clubFola Esch, before signing for Belgian teamStandard 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 ontoRoyal Antwerp andRacing Jet. Pilot also represented theLuxembourg national team, winning 49 caps between 1959 and 1971, scoring seven goals in this time.[3] He played in 14FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[4]
He retired from playing football in 1978.
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 atEtzella Ettelbruck[5] andAvenir Beggen, before assuming a less active role in football.
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