Claude Lowitz
Birth date29 May 1962 (age 64)
Birth placeFigeac, France
Height1.79 m
PositionDefender[1]
Youthyears 11977–1980
Youthclubs 1US Carjac
Years 11980–1984
Clubs 1Toulouse
Caps 123
Goals 12
Years 21984–1985
Clubs 2Metz
Caps 226
Goals 22
Years 31985–1987
Clubs 3Paris Saint-Germain
Caps 328
Goals 30
Years 41987–1988
Clubs 4Marseille
Caps 422
Goals 40
Years 51988–1989
Clubs 5Montpellier
Caps 522
Goals 50
Years 61989–1991
Clubs 6Nantes
Caps 628
Goals 61
Years 71991–1992
Clubs 7Pau
Years 81992–1993
Clubs 8Cahors FC
Years 91993–1994
Clubs 9Pau
Years 101994–1995
Clubs 10Gazélec Ajaccio
Years 111995–1996
Clubs 11Jeanne d'Arc
Totalcaps149+
Totalgoals5+
Nationalyears 11987
Nationalteam 1France Olympic
Nationalcaps 11
Nationalgoals 10
Manageryears 12001–2002
Managerclubs 1Saint-Pierroise
Manageryears 22006
Managerclubs 2Shanghai Dongya

Claude Lowitz (born 29 May 1962) is a French former professional football player and manager.[2] As a player, he was a defender.[3]

Club career

Lowitz played for ten different clubs during his career. Those included Toulouse, Metz, Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Pau FC, Cahors FC, Gazélec Ajaccio, and Jeanne d'Arc. In 1984 with Metz, he notably featured in a 4–1 win over Barcelona at the Camp Nou in the Cup Winners' Cup first round, eliminating the Spanish side 6–5 on aggregate.[4] During the 1985–86 season with Paris Saint-Germain, he won the Division 1 title.[5]

International career

Lowitz played one match for the France Olympic football team in 1987.[citation needed]

Post-playing career

Having retired from football five years earlier, Lowitz became the manager of Saint-Pierroise in Réunion in 2001; however, he left this role in 2002. From January to July 2006, he was the manager of China League Two club Shanghai Dongya. He left that position to work for the youth academy of the club at the Genbao Football Base from 2006 to 2008.[6]

After leaving his academy role at Shanghai Dongya in 2008, Lowitz worked for a football academy in Réunion.[6]

Honours

Toulouse

Paris Saint-Germain

References

  1. ^ "Claude LOWITZ" (in French). PSG1970.net. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Claude LOWITZ - Défenseur" (in French). FC Metz. Archived 21 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ "La fiche de Claude Lowitz" (in French). OhaiMe-Passion.com. Archived 7 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Toulouse. Claude Lowitz, ancien du TFC, avait éliminé le Barça avec Metz en 1984" [Toulouse. Claude Lowitz, former TFC player, had eliminated Barça with Metz in 1984] (in French). La Dépêche. 10 March 2021. Archived 10 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Claude LOWITZ" (in French). Histoire du PSG. 28 May 2017. Archived 10 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Claude LOWITZ" (in French). PSG70. Archived 9 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 May 2021.