René Weiler Explained

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.

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

TeamFromToRecord
St. Gallen (Caretaker)13 April 200529 April 2005
St. Gallen U21 (Caretaker)1 July 200625 October 2007
FC Schaffhausen1 July 200913 April 2011
FC Aarau14 April 201130 June 2014
1. FC Nürnberg12 November 201430 June 2016
R.S.C. Anderlecht1 July 201618 September 2017
FC Luzern1 July 201817 February 2019
Al Ahly SC31 August 20191 October 2020
Kashima Antlers1 February 20227 August 2022
Servette FC1 July 202310 June 2024
Total

Honours

Club

Aarau

2012–13

RSC Anderlecht

2016–17

2017

Al Ahly

2019–20

2018

Servette

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: René Weiler. Kashima Antlers. Japanese. 13 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220612215754/https://www.antlers.co.jp/clubs/418/staff?club=3. 12 June 2022 .
  2. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/1997/02/10/world/friendly/switzerland/russia/634276/ Switzerland vs. Russia 1 - 2
  3. News: Fussball: René Weiler Assistenztrainer in Winterthur. 12 November 2014. fussball.ch. 1 March 2001. Winterthur. de.
  4. Web site: Trainer 1896 – heute. FC Winterthur. 12 November 2014. de.
  5. Web site: FC St. Gallen » Manager history. Worldfootball.net. 12 November 2014.
  6. News: René Weiler neuer Trainer in Aarau. 12 November 2014. fussball.ch. 13 April 2011. de.
  7. News: René Weiler verlässt den FC Aarau. 12 November 2014. 20min.ch. 21 May 2014. de.
  8. News: Weiler wird Nürnbergs neuer Coach. 12 November 2014. kicker. 12 November 2014. de.
  9. Web site: Der FC Luzern stellt René Weiler per sofort frei . Luzerner Zeitung . de . 18 February 2019 .
  10. Web site: Al Ahly: Egyptian giants appoint Rene Weiler as new coach . BBC Sport . 31 August 2019 .
  11. Web site: OFFICIAL: Head coach Rene Weiler departs Al Ahly . Kingfut.com . 1 October 2020 .
  12. Web site: レネ ヴァイラー氏の新監督就任について. René Weiler's new director appointment. 10 December 2021. ja. Kashima Antlers. 27 February 2022. 22 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221022110643/https://www.antlers.co.jp/news/release/85594. dead.
  13. Web site: レネ ヴァイラー監督の退任について. On Rene Weiler's contract termination. 7 August 2022. ja. Kashima Antlers. 7 August 2022. 15 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221015094200/https://www.antlers.co.jp/news/release/89092. dead.
  14. Web site: 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]. 7 August 2022. ja. Japan Professional Football League. JLeague.jp. 8 August 2022.
  15. Web site: René Weiler sera le prochain entraîneur du Servette FC. René Weiler to be Servette FC's next coach. Servette FC. fr. 20 March 2023. 30 September 2023.
  16. Web site: Männer-Cupfinal: Servette FC erstmals seit 23 Jahren Cupsieger. SFV. 2 June 2024. 3 June 2024.
  17. Web site: Nach Cupsieg: Weiler bleibt nicht Servette-Trainer. SRF. 2 June 2024. 11 June 2024.
  18. Web site: Communiqué officiel du Servette FC. Servette FC. 10 June 2024. 11 June 2024. fr-ch.
  19. News: Titelcoach Weiler is Trainer van het Jaar.