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

Claude Lowitz
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-05-29) 29 May 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Figeac, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender[1]
Youth career
1977–1980 US Carjac
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1984 Toulouse 23 (2)
1984–1985 Metz 26 (2)
1985–1987 Paris Saint-Germain 28 (0)
1987–1988 Marseille 22 (0)
1988–1989 Montpellier 22 (0)
1989–1991 Nantes 28 (1)
1991–1992 Pau
1992–1993 Cahors FC
1993–1994 Pau
1994–1995 Gazélec Ajaccio
1995–1996 Jeanne d'Arc
Total 149+ (5+)
International career
1987 France Olympic 1 (0)
Managerial career
2001–2002 Saint-Pierroise
2006 Shanghai Dongya
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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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

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

Post-playing career

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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

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Toulouse

Paris Saint-Germain

References

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  1. ^ "Claude LOWITZ". PSG1970.net (in French). Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Claude LOWITZ - Défenseur". FC Metz (in French). Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ "La fiche de Claude Lowitz". OhaiMe-Passion.com (in French). Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. 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]. La Dépêche (in French). 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Claude LOWITZ". Histoire du PSG (in French). 28 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Claude LOWITZ". PSG70 (in French). Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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