| René Weiler | |
| Birth Date: | 13 September 1973[1] |
| Birth Place: | Winterthur, Switzerland |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Servette FC (manager) |
| Years1: | 1990–1993 |
| Years2: | 1993–1994 |
| Years3: | 1994–1996 |
| Years4: | 1996–1998 |
| Years5: | 1998–2001 |
| Clubs1: | Winterthur |
| Clubs2: | Aarau |
| Clubs3: | Servette |
| Clubs4: | Zürich |
| Clubs5: | Winterthur |
| Caps2: | 36 |
| Caps3: | 40 |
| Caps4: | 35 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1997 |
| Nationalteam1: | Switzerland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2001–2002 |
| Manageryears2: | 2002–2004 |
| Manageryears3: | 2004–2007 |
| Manageryears4: | 2005–2005 |
| Manageryears5: | 2006–2007 |
| Manageryears6: | 2008–2009 |
| Manageryears7: | 2009–2011 |
| Manageryears8: | 2011–2014 |
| Manageryears9: | 2014–2016 |
| Manageryears10: | 2016–2017 |
| Manageryears11: | 2018–2019 |
| Manageryears12: | 2019–2020 |
| Manageryears13: | 2021–2022 |
| Manageryears14: | 2023–2024 |
| Manageryears15: | 2024– |
| Managerclubs1: | Winterthur (Assist. Coach) |
| Managerclubs2: | Winterthur (Direct. of Football) |
| Managerclubs3: | St. Gallen (Direct. of Football) |
| Managerclubs4: | St. Gallen (Caretaker) |
| Managerclubs5: | St. Gallen U21 (Caretaker) |
| Managerclubs6: | Grasshopper Zürich U16 |
| Managerclubs7: | Schaffhausen |
| Managerclubs8: | Aarau |
| Managerclubs9: | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| Managerclubs10: | Anderlecht |
| Managerclubs11: | Luzern |
| Managerclubs12: | Al Ahly |
| Managerclubs13: | Kashima Antlers |
| Managerclubs14: | Servette |
| Managerclubs15: | Servette (sporting director) |
René Weiler (born 13 September 1973) is a Swiss football manager and former player. He currently the sporting director of Servette FC.
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.
Weiler played one game for the Swiss national team, a 2–1 defeat against Russia on 10 February 1997.[2]
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]
He was head coach of St. Gallen between 9 October 2007 and 28 October 2007.[5]
Weiler became head coach of Aarau on 13 April 2011.[6] He left Aarau on 21 May 2014.[7]
Weiler became the new head coach of 1. FC Nürnberg on 12 November 2014.[8]
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.
He managed FC Luzern from 2018 to 2019.[9]
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]
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]
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]
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Gallen (Caretaker) | 13 April 2005 | 29 April 2005 | ||||||||
| St. Gallen U21 (Caretaker) | 1 July 2006 | 25 October 2007 | ||||||||
| FC Schaffhausen | 1 July 2009 | 13 April 2011 | ||||||||
| FC Aarau | 14 April 2011 | 30 June 2014 | ||||||||
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 12 November 2014 | 30 June 2016 | ||||||||
| R.S.C. Anderlecht | 1 July 2016 | 18 September 2017 | ||||||||
| FC Luzern | 1 July 2018 | 17 February 2019 | ||||||||
| Al Ahly SC | 31 August 2019 | 1 October 2020 | ||||||||
| Kashima Antlers | 1 February 2022 | 7 August 2022 | ||||||||
| Servette FC | 1 July 2023 | 10 June 2024 | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||