Set Piece Coach (First Team) · K Patro Eisden Maasmechelen

Luc Nilis

Born 25 May 1967 · Genk (age 58)

  • Belgium
  • Continental A License
  • Staff

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2025

Current ability
94 of 200
Best job (calc)
74 Coach First Team
World reputation
3,7500 / 5 calc
Current reputation
4,250
Wage
£820 p/w
Contract until
30 Jun 2027

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
—
Pressing style
—
Mentality
Attacking
Coaching style
General

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking15
  • Directness—
  • Pressing—
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo—
  • Width—
  • Depth—
  • Flamboyancy—
  • Flexibility—

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces17
  • Squad rotation—
  • Use of playmaker—
  • Use of substitutes—
  • Dirtiness allowance—

Stored preferences and tactical tendencies. Each tendency uses the game’s 1–20 scale.

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking15
  • Defending3
  • Fitness4
  • Mental9
  • Tactical9
  • Technical15
  • Working with youngsters16
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination11
  • Discipline—
  • Man management11
  • Motivating8

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability10
  • Judging player potential11
  • Judging staff ability8
  • Tactical knowledge10
  • Negotiating8
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy4
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business15
  • Buying players—
  • Hardness of training—
  • Interference15
  • Mind games—
  • Patience10
  • Resources1
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability16
  • Ambition10
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty14
  • Pressure16
  • Professionalism6
  • Sportsmanship10
  • Temperament10

Stored staff attributes, 1–20. A dash means the attribute is not recorded for this person in this build.

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall3 of 5 stars3
  • Quickness——
  • Strength——
  • GK shot stopping——
  • GK handling——
  • Defending (tactical)——
  • Defending (technical)——
  • Possession (tactical)——
  • Possession (technical)——
  • Attacking (tactical)——
  • Attacking (technical)——

Calculated by fm-reader per training category, as FM shows them. Missing ratings remain blank.

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Set Piece Coach (First Team)1252.5 of 5 stars20
Coach First Team742 of 5 stars15
Scout702 of 5 stars14
Assistant Manager First Team692 of 5 stars14
Director of football581.5 of 5 stars12
Manager First Team391 of 5 stars8
Head of Youth Development50.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director50.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager50.5 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team40.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team40.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team40.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team40.5 of 5 stars—

Calculated by fm-reader (1–200); preference is the stored 1–20 wish for the job.

Staff profile

Coaching badge
Continental A License
Potential ability
118
Best job (calc)
Coach First Team
Home reputation
4,250
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

What the best job values

Coach First Team: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
Attacking4
Defending4
Mental4
Tactical4
Technical4
Judging player ability3
Judging player potential3
Determination2
Motivating2
Fitness1
Judging staff ability1
Man management1
Negotiating1
Tactical knowledge1

The game’s stored attribute weights for the job type of this person’s calculated best job. Weights are 1–10; these are weighting inputs, not attribute or job ratings.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Luc
Last name
Nilis
Common name
—
Date of birth
25 May 1967 age 58 at game start
Place of birth
Genk
Nationality
Belgium
Other nationalities
Belgium Eligible For Nation
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
Dutch, English (5/10), Turkish (4/10), French (2/10)

Contract

Job
Set Piece Coach (First Team)
Second job
Coach First Team (K Patro Eisden Maasmechelen)
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
1 Jul 2023
Contract starts
30 Jun 2025
Contract expires
30 Jun 2027
Weekly wage
£820
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—

Playing career

17
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2000 Aston Villa Premier League 31 £0
1999 PSV VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 2619 £0
1998 PSV VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 2724 Unknown fee
1997 PSV VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 2413 Unknown fee
1996 PSV VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 2621 Unknown fee
1995 PSV VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 3121 Unknown fee
1994 PSV VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 3012 Unknown fee
1993 Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht Jupiler Pro League 3025 £0
1992 Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht Jupiler Pro League 2919 Unknown fee
1991 Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht Jupiler Pro League 2716 Unknown fee
1990 Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht Jupiler Pro League 3019 Unknown fee
1989 Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht Jupiler Pro League 2710 Unknown fee
1988 Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht Jupiler Pro League 3319 Unknown fee
1987 Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht Jupiler Pro League 3214 Unknown fee
1986 Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht Jupiler Pro League 165 Unknown fee
1985 KFC Winterslag — 2511 £0
1984 KFC Winterslag — 225 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)43817/17 recorded25417/17 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

Honours

WinnerJupiler Pro League4×1987, 1991, 1993, 1994
WinnerCroky Cup3×1988, 1989, 1994
Runner-UpJupiler Pro League3×1989, 1990, 1992
Runner-UpUEFA Cup Winners' Cup1×1990

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Belgium56103 / 0

Awards

9

Staff career

13
  1. K Patro Eisden Maasmechelen

    1 Jul 2023 – —

    Set Piece Coach (First Team)

  2. K Racing Club Genk

    9 Dec 2022 – 30 Jun 2023

    Coach (U18 Team)

  3. SV Belisia Bilzen

    29 Aug 2021 – 9 Dec 2022

    Manager First Team

  4. Jordan

    22 Dec 2020 – 16 Jun 2021

    Assistant Manager First Team

  5. Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht

    29 Nov 2020 – 11 Dec 2020

    Coach First Team

  6. Makina Kimya Endüstrisi Ankaragücü

    17 Sep 2020 – 9 Nov 2020

    Assistant Manager First Team

  7. VVV-Venlo

    1 Jul 2018 – 30 Jun 2020

    Coach First Team

  8. PSV

    15 Aug 2014 – 30 Jun 2018

    Coach First Team

  9. Sporting Hasselt

    1 Jul 2013 – 30 Jun 2014

    Assistant Manager First Team

  10. Gençlerbirliği

    11 Jun 2011 – 31 May 2013

    Assistant Manager First Team

  11. Kasımpaşa A.Ş.

    11 Jan 2011 – 25 May 2011

    Assistant Manager First Team

  12. PSV

    1 Feb 2006 – 10 Jan 2011

    Scout

  13. K Beringen-Heusden-Zolder

    1 Jul 2004 – 30 Nov 2005

    Director of football

Up to 200 stored career entries. A missing departure date remains unknown.

Career highlights

14

Favourite clubs

PSV Player100
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht Player75

Favourite people

Fuat Çapa Backroom Staff90
Stan Valckx Teammate/Former Teammate80
Ronaldo Teammate/Former Teammate70
Marc Degryse Teammate/Former Teammate70
Ruud van Nistelrooij Teammate/Former Teammate65
Gilles De Bilde Teammate/Former Teammate60
Vincent Kompany Idol60

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2025.