{{short description|Luxembourgish footballer and manager}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Guy Hellers | image = | full_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|10|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | height = 1.86 m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = US Bascharage | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = US Hollerich | years1 = 1980–1982 | clubs1 = Metz | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1983–2000 | clubs2 = Standard Liège | caps2 = 383 | goals2 = 30 | nationalyears1 = 1982–1997 | nationalteam1 = Luxembourg | nationalcaps1 = 55 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | manageryears1 = 2004–2010 | managerclubs1 = Luxembourg | manageryears2 = 2010–2011 | managerclubs2 = F91 Dudelange (sporting director) | manageryears3 = 2011–2015 | managerclubs3 = F91 Dudelange (head of youth sector) | manageryears4 = 2015 | managerclubs4 = F91 Dudelange }}
'''Guy Hellers''' ({{IPA|fr|ɡi ɛ.lɛʁs}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forvo.com/word/guy_hellers/|title=Guy Hellers pronunciation: How to pronounce Guy Hellers in French|website=Forvo|access-date=1 January 2019|archive-date=29 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129095059/https://forvo.com/word/guy_hellers/|url-status=live}}</ref> born 10 October 1964) is a Luxembourgish football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder.
He was the head coach of the Luxembourg national team, having succeeded Dane Allan Simonsen in 2004.<ref>[http://www.flf.lu/federation/ Entraîneurs fédéraux] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301013956/http://flf.lu/federation/ |date=1 March 2009 }} - FLF {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
In 2010, Hellers resigned as Luxembourg coach and was succeeded by Luc Holtz.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7cb9b982e1-7fb5971c30f4-1000--hellers-steps-down-as-luxembourg-coach/|title=Hellers steps down as Luxembourg coach|date=4 August 2010|access-date=6 August 2010|archive-date=29 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829184722/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/news/newsid=1510401.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Club career== Arguably Luxembourg's most successful player, Hellers shortly played for FC Metz<ref>[http://www.fcmetz.com/fiche-joueur.php?id=678 Player profile] - FC Metz</ref> but he spent the majority of his career at Standard Liège, where has been captain. He played 458 matches in total for them, scoring 37 goals.<ref>[http://www.standard.be/ndl/a_joueurs_det.php?id=226 Player stats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723200349/http://www.standard.be/ndl/a_joueurs_det.php?id=226 |date=23 July 2008 }} - Standard Liege</ref> He was surprisingly dismissed by then manager Tomislav Ivic in September 1999 after some verbal clashes between coach and squad.<ref>[http://www.hbvl.be/Archief/guid/met-pijn-in-het-hart.aspx?artikel=35acd152-1df9-11d5-8d37-0008c772a0e7 Guy Hellers doorgestuurd bij Standard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611154302/http://www.hbvl.be/Archief/guid/met-pijn-in-het-hart.aspx?artikel=35acd152-1df9-11d5-8d37-0008c772a0e7 |date=11 June 2011 }} - Het Belang van Limburg {{in lang|nl}}</ref>
==International career== Hellers made his debut for Luxembourg in an October 1982 European Championship qualification match against Greece and went on to earn 55 caps, scoring 2 goals.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lux-recintlp.html Appearances for Luxembourg National Team] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324222306/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lux-recintlp.html |date=24 March 2023 }} - RSSSF</ref> He played in 27 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121102195731/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=50750/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA</ref> His final international game was an October 1997 World Cup qualification match against Cyprus.
He scored the only goal in the upset match against the Czech Republic in 1995.
==Managerial career== His entire coaching career has been spent with the Luxembourg Football Federation, coaching at every youth level before becoming the manager of the senior national team.
==Career statistics== :''Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1 || 25 October 1989|| Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium || {{fb|BEL}} || 1-1 || 1-1 || 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying |- | 2 || 7 June 1995|| Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg || {{fb|CZE}} || 1-0 || 1-0 || 1996 Euro qualifying |}
==Managerial statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="5"|Record |- !G!!W!!D!!L!!Win % |- |align=left|Luxembourg |align=left|2004 |align=left|2010 {{WDL|47|3|9|35}} |- |align=left|F91 Dudelange |align=left|2015 |align=left|2015 {{WDL|4|2|0|2}} |- !colspan="3"|Total {{WDLtot|51|5|9|37|decimals=2}} |}
==Honours== '''Standard Liège''' * Belgian Cup: 1992–93
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT player|15959}}
{{Luxembourgish Sportspeople of the Year}} {{Luxembourg national football team managers}}
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