Luc Nilis

Education

Van Nistelrooy finished as top-scorer, Nilis came second.

Career

He enjoyed a successful career in his native Belgium and, in particular, in the Netherlands with. However, his playing days came to an end in the 2000-2001 season after breaking his leg in a match with his club Aston Villa following a clash with Ipswich Town goalkeeper Richard Wright. His former clubs include K.F.C. Winterslag, R.S.C., and Aston Villa.

Having left for Eindhoven in 1994, Nilis topped the Dutch scoring charts in the 1995-1996 season, plundering 21 goals.

He continued that form into 1996-1997 – leading the pack by December 1996 with 13 – before matching his previous total. During his time with PSV, Nilis formed one of the deadliest partnerships in Europe with team-mate Ruud van Nistelrooy, who signed for PSV in 1998.

In the 1998-1999 season, Nilis and van Nistelrooy scored 55 league goals between them. In the following season, Nilis" last for PSV, they scored 48 league goals between them.

Then, after 6 years in the Netherlands, Nillis joined Aston Villa on a Bosman transfer in July 2000.

Then in a league match against Ipswich Town on 9 September 2000, Nilis was involved in a clash with goalkeeper Richard Wright that left him with a double compound fracture of his right shin. At one point the injury became infected and Nilis even feared a possible amputation. This hypothesis was later ruled out, although his playing career was effectively ended.

Ronaldo occasionally names Nilis as one of the best strike partners he had played with despite sharing only a brief time with him at PSV. Ruud van Nistelrooy has also stated on several occasions that the Belgian was one of the best players, if not the best, he had ever played with.

Nilis played 56 times for the Belgian national team, scoring 10 times. Nilis played in the 1994 World Cup, the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000, the latter was co-hosted by his birth-country Belgium and the Netherlands.

International goals "Score and result lists Belgium"s goals first." After his playing career Nilis took a job with PSV, first as a scout and then training the club"s forwards. In January 2011, Nilis became assistant manager with Turkish club Kasımpaşa Spor Kulübü, followed by another assistant manager stint with Gençlerbirliği South.K., also in Turkey.

In April 2015 he was re-hired by PSV as a striker coach.

Nilis"s father, Roger (1938–2011), played as a professional football player in Belgium in the 1960s. Club Individual.

Achievements

• Anderlecht Belgian First Division (4): 1986-1987, 1990-1991, 1992-1993, 1993-1994 Belgian Cup (3): 1988-1989, 1989-1990, 1993-1994 PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie (2): 1996-1997, 1999–2000 KNVB Cup: 1995-1996 Johan Cruijff Shield: 1996 Dutch Football player of the Year: 1995 Eredivisie Top Scorer (2): 1996, 1997.