René Weiler
René Weiler (born 13 September 1973) is a Swiss football manager and former player.
He currently manager of Servette FC.
 René Weiler, guest of Al-Ahly TV, 28 July 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 September 1973 | ||
| 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– | Servette | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
Coaching career
Winterthur
Weiler became an assistant coach for Winterthur on 1 March 2001. He was interim head coach from June 2001 to July 2001 and from January 2002 to February 2002.
St. Gallen
He was head coach of St. Gallen between 9 October 2007 and 28 October 2007.
Aarau
Weiler became head coach of Aarau on 13 April 2011. He left Aarau on 21 May 2014.
1. FC Nürnberg
Weiler became the new head coach of 1. FC Nürnberg on 12 November 2014.
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.
Al Ahly
In 2019, he became the manager of Egyptian club Al Ahly. On 1 October 2020, Weiler departed Al Ahly after winning the Egyptian Premier League and Egyptian Super Cup.
Kashima Antlers
On 10 December 2021, he was appointed as the new manager of J1 League club Kashima Antlers ahead of the 2022 season.
On 7 August 2022, he departed the club by mutual consent.
Servette FC
On 20 March 2023, Servette FC announced Weiler as their coach for the upcoming season, taking over duties from Alain Geiger.
Managerial statistics
- As of 28 April 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 | 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 |
| Kashima Antlers | 1 February 2022 | 7 August 2022 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 54.29 |
| Servette FC | 1 July 2023 | Present | 52 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 79 | 59 | +20 | 42.31 |
| Total | 497 | 255 | 104 | 138 | 883 | 616 | +267 | 51.31 | ||
Honours
Club
Aarau
RSC Anderlecht
Al Ahly
Individual
References
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