Paul Philipp

Paul Corneille Philipp (born 21 October 1950) is a Luxembourgish football administrator and former player and manager serving as president of the Luxembourg Football Federation since 2004.

He previously managed the Luxembourg national team from 1985 to 2001, making him the sixth longest serving national team manager in history.

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. He played in 17 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.

Manager career Philipp managed Avenir Beggen before managing the Luxembourg 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 Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 2–1 Win Friendly 2. 7 December 1969 Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 1–3 Loss 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification 3. 1 May 1975 Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 1–3 Loss UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying 4. 15 October 1975 Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria 6–2 Loss UEFA Euro 1976 qualifyingCorrect as of 7 October 2015

Honours (as a player) Luxembourg National Division: 2

1969, 1984 Luxembourg Cup: 1

1984