René Weiler
![]() René Weiler, guest of Al-Ahly TV, 28 July 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 September 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Winterthur, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1993 | FC Winterthur | ||
1993–1994 | Aarau | 36 | (2) |
1994–1996 | Servette FC | 40 | (0) |
1996–1998 | FC Zürich | 35 | (5) |
1998–2001 | FC Winterthur | ||
National team | |||
1997 | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2001–2002 | FC Winterthur (Assist. Coach) | ||
2002–2004 | FC Winterthur (Direct. of Football) | ||
2004–2007 | FC St. Gallen (Direct. of Football) | ||
2005–2005 | FC St. Gallen (Caretaker) | ||
2006–2007 | St. Gallen U21 (Caretaker) | ||
2008–2009 | Grasshopper Zürich U16 | ||
2009–2011 | FC Schaffhausen | ||
2011–2014 | Aarau | ||
2014–2016 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
2016–2017 | Anderlecht | ||
2018–2019 | FC Luzern | ||
2019–2020 | Al Ahly | ||
2022-present | Kashima Antlers | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
René Weiler (born 13 September 1973) is a Swiss football coach and former player.
Playing career[]
Weiler started his career 1990 with FC Winterthur, the club of his hometown, playing in the Challenge League. In 1992, he moved to FC Aarau who at the time were in the Swiss Super League. After only one season he changed sides with Servette FC, playing two seasons in Geneva and 41 games. From the 1996 season onwards, he played for FC Zürich for two seasons. He ended his career with his youth club FC Winterthur from 1998 to 2001. He retired in 2001.
International career[]
Weiler played one game for the Swiss national team, a 2–1 defeat against Russia on 10 February 1997.[1]
Coaching career[]
Winterthur[]
Weiler became an assistant coach for Winterthur on 1 March 2001.[2] He was interim head coach from June 2001 to July 2001 and from January 2002 to February 2002.[3]
St. Gallen[]
He was head coach of St. Gallen between 9 October 2007 and 28 October 2007.[4]
Aarau[]
Weiler became head coach of Aarau on 13 April 2011.[5] He left Aarau on 21 May 2014.[6]
1. FC Nürnberg[]
Weiler became the new head coach of 1. FC Nürnberg on 12 November 2014.[7]
RSC Anderlecht[]
He became the head coach of RSC Anderlecht on 1 July 2016. On 18 September 2017, he was sacked following a 3–0 away defeat to Bayern in the Champions League.
FC Luzern[]
He managed FC Luzern from 2018 to 2019.[8]
Al Ahly[]
In 2019, he became the manager of Egyptian club Al Ahly.[9] On 1 October 2020, Weiler departed Al Ahly after winning the Egyptian Premier League and Egyptian Super Cup.[10]
Kashima Antlers[]
Managerial statistics[]
- As of 16 June 2021
Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
St. Gallen (Caretaker) | 13 April 2005 | 29 April 2005 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 33.33 |
St. Gallen U21 (Caretaker) | 1 July 2006 | 25 October 2007 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 52.17 |
FC Schaffhausen | 1 July 2009 | 13 April 2011 | 55 | 18 | 13 | 24 | 77 | 91 | −14 | 32.73 |
FC Aarau | 14 April 2011 | 30 June 2014 | 119 | 65 | 19 | 35 | 233 | 168 | +65 | 54.62 |
1. FC Nürnberg | 12 November 2014 | 30 June 2016 | 60 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 104 | 70 | +34 | 50.00 |
R.S.C. Anderlecht | 1 July 2016 | 18 September 2017 | 66 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 128 | 74 | +54 | 54.55 |
FC Luzern | 1 July 2018 | 17 February 2019 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 42.31 |
Al Ahly SC | 31 August 2019 | 1 October 2020 | 44 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 97 | 19 | +78 | 77.27 |
Total | 393 | 204 | 74 | 115 | 730 | 509 | +221 | 51.91 |
Honours[]
Club[]
Aarau
RSC Anderlecht
Al Ahly
Individual[]
References[]
- ^ Switzerland vs. Russia 1 - 2
- ^ "Fussball: René Weiler Assistenztrainer in Winterthur" (in German). Winterthur: fussball.ch. 1 March 2001. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Trainer 1896 – heute" (in German). FC Winterthur. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "FC St. Gallen » Manager history". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "René Weiler neuer Trainer in Aarau" (in German). fussball.ch. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "René Weiler verlässt den FC Aarau" (in German). 20min.ch. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Weiler wird Nürnbergs neuer Coach" (in German). kicker. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Der FC Luzern stellt René Weiler per sofort frei". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Al Ahly: Egyptian giants appoint Rene Weiler as new coach". BBC Sport. 31 August 2019.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Head coach Rene Weiler departs Al Ahly". Kingfut.com. 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Titelcoach Weiler is Trainer van het Jaar".
- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Winterthur
- Association football defenders
- Swiss football managers
- Swiss expatriate football managers
- Switzerland international footballers
- Swiss footballers
- FC Winterthur players
- FC Aarau players
- FC Winterthur managers
- FC Aarau managers
- Servette FC players
- FC Zürich players
- FC Schaffhausen managers
- 1. FC Nürnberg managers
- R.S.C. Anderlecht managers
- FC Luzern managers
- Al Ahly SC managers
- Expatriate football managers in Egypt
- J1 League managers
- Kashima Antlers managers
- Expatriate football managers in Japan