René Weiler

René Weiler
René Weiler, guest of Al-Ahly TV, 28 July 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-09-13) 13 September 1973 (age 51)[1]
Place of birth Winterthur, Switzerland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Servette FC (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1993 Winterthur
1993–1994 Aarau 36 (2)
1994–1996 Servette 40 (0)
1996–1998 Zürich 35 (5)
1998–2001 Winterthur
International career
1997 Switzerland 1 (0)
Managerial career
2001–2002 Winterthur (Assist. Coach)
2002–2004 Winterthur (Direct. of Football)
2004–2007 St. Gallen (Direct. of Football)
2005–2005 St. Gallen (Caretaker)
2006–2007 St. Gallen U21 (Caretaker)
2008–2009 Grasshopper Zürich U16
2009–2011 Schaffhausen
2011–2014 Aarau
2014–2016 1. FC Nürnberg
2016–2017 Anderlecht
2018–2019 Luzern
2019–2020 Al Ahly
2021–2022 Kashima Antlers
2023–2024 Servette
2024– Servette (sporting director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

René Weiler (born 13 September 1973) is a Swiss football manager and former player. He currently serves as the sporting director at Servette FC.

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.[2]

Coaching career

Winterthur

Weiler became an assistant coach for Winterthur on 1 March 2001.[3] He was interim head coach from June 2001 to July 2001 and from January 2002 to February 2002.[4]

St. Gallen

He was head coach of St. Gallen between 9 October 2007 and 28 October 2007.[5]

Aarau

Weiler became head coach of Aarau on 13 April 2011.[6] He left Aarau on 21 May 2014.[7]

1. FC Nürnberg

Weiler became the new head coach of 1. FC Nürnberg on 12 November 2014.[8]

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.[9]

Al Ahly

In 2019, he became the manager of Egyptian club Al Ahly.[10] On 1 October 2020, Weiler departed Al Ahly after winning the Egyptian Premier League and Egyptian Super Cup.[11]

Kashima Antlers

On 10 December 2021, he was appointed as the new manager of J1 League club Kashima Antlers ahead of the 2022 season.[12]

On 7 August 2022, he departed the club by mutual consent.[13][14]

Servette FC

On 20 March 2023, Servette FC announced Weiler as their coach for the upcoming season,[15] taking over duties from Alain Geiger. On 2 June 2024, he won the Swiss Cup following a penalty shoot-out against FC Lugano in the final,[16] giving Servette their first title in over 20 years. In an interview immediately after the final, he announced that he would be stepping down from his position as head coach, while still remaining at the club.[17] On 11 June 2024, he was confirmed as Servette's new sporting director.[18]

Managerial statistics

As of 2 June 2024
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
St. Gallen (Caretaker) 13 April 2005 29 April 2005 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 033.33
St. Gallen U21 (Caretaker) 1 July 2006 25 October 2007 23 12 3 8 35 27 +8 052.17
FC Schaffhausen 1 July 2009 13 April 2011 55 18 13 24 77 91 −14 032.73
FC Aarau 14 April 2011 30 June 2014 119 65 19 35 233 168 +65 054.62
1. FC Nürnberg 12 November 2014 30 June 2016 60 30 13 17 104 70 +34 050.00
R.S.C. Anderlecht 1 July 2016 18 September 2017 66 36 16 14 128 74 +54 054.55
FC Luzern 1 July 2018 17 February 2019 26 11 1 14 51 56 −5 042.31
Al Ahly SC 31 August 2019 1 October 2020 44 34 8 2 97 19 +78 077.27
Kashima Antlers 1 February 2022 7 August 2022 35 19 8 8 37 24 +13 054.29
Servette FC 1 July 2023 10 June 2024 58 24 20 14 85 64 +21 041.38
Total 503 257 106 140 889 621 +268 051.09

Honours

Club

Aarau
RSC Anderlecht
Al Ahly
Servette

Individual

References

  1. ^ "René Weiler" (in Japanese). Kashima Antlers. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  2. ^ Switzerland vs. Russia 1 - 2
  3. ^ "Fussball: René Weiler Assistenztrainer in Winterthur" (in German). Winterthur: fussball.ch. 1 March 2001. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Trainer 1896 – heute" (in German). FC Winterthur. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  5. ^ "FC St. Gallen » Manager history". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  6. ^ "René Weiler neuer Trainer in Aarau" (in German). fussball.ch. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  7. ^ "René Weiler verlässt den FC Aarau" (in German). 20min.ch. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Weiler wird Nürnbergs neuer Coach" (in German). kicker. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Der FC Luzern stellt René Weiler per sofort frei". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). 18 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Al Ahly: Egyptian giants appoint Rene Weiler as new coach". BBC Sport. 31 August 2019.
  11. ^ "OFFICIAL: Head coach Rene Weiler departs Al Ahly". Kingfut.com. 1 October 2020.
  12. ^ "レネ ヴァイラー氏の新監督就任について" [René Weiler's new director appointment] (in Japanese). Kashima Antlers. 10 December 2021. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  13. ^ "レネ ヴァイラー監督の退任について" [On Rene Weiler's contract termination] (in Japanese). Kashima Antlers. 7 August 2022. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  14. ^ "レネ ヴァイラー監督との契約を解除 [鹿島]" [Termination of contract with Rene Weiler [Kashima]]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  15. ^ "René Weiler sera le prochain entraîneur du Servette FC" [René Weiler to be Servette FC's next coach] (in French). Servette FC. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Männer-Cupfinal: Servette FC erstmals seit 23 Jahren Cupsieger". SFV. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Nach Cupsieg: Weiler bleibt nicht Servette-Trainer". SRF. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Communiqué officiel du Servette FC" (in Swiss French). Servette FC. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Titelcoach Weiler is Trainer van het Jaar".