Anthony Weber (born 11 June 1987) is a French professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who plays as a
centre-back for
Reims Sainte-Anne.
Career
Born and raised in
Strasbourg, Weber started playing for his hometown's main football club,
Strasbourg, at the age of 11. In 2006, he won the
Coupe Gambardella
The Coupe Gambardella is a French football cup competition held between the under-18s of the French football clubs, organized by the French Football Federation (FFF).
The cup is regarded as an opportunity for young hopefuls to showcase their s ...
with Strasbourg's U18 side, defeating
Karim Benzema
Karim Mostafa Benzema (born 19 December 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains La Liga club Real Madrid. A creative and prolific forward, Benzema is regarded as one of the best strikers of all time. ...
's
Olympique Lyonnais in the final. He made his professional debut one year afterwards in a
Ligue 2 game against
Reims, entering as a substitute after
Habib Bellaïd had been sent off. Weber did not see first team action the following season in
Ligue 1 as he was barred by Bellaïd and
Jean-Marc Furlan
Jean-Marc Furlan (born 20 November 1957) is a French football manager and former player who played as a defender.
Club career
Born in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, Furlan started his career at Bordeaux, where he signed his first professional contract i ...
's new signings,
Grégory Paisley and
Pierre Ducrocq
Pierre Ducrocq (born 18 December 1976) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.
Club career
Born in Pontoise, Ducrocq started his career at Paris Saint-Germain, progressing through the youth ranks and m ...
. For the 2008–09 season, Strasbourg was back in Ligue 2 and Weber started three league games in the first half of the season. During the winter transfer window, he was loaned to
Paris FC
Paris Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris FC or simply PFC, is a French professional football club based in Paris, that competes in the Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. Paris FC play their home matches at the Stade C ...
, one division below, in order to gain some playing time.
Profile
Weber is a solid, tall centre-back with good placement skills. He has been compared to
Léonard Specht.
[''Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace'', 6 December 2008]
References
External links
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Profile at Racingstub
1987 births
Living people
Footballers from Strasbourg
French people of German descent
Association football defenders
French footballers
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
RC Strasbourg Alsace players
Paris FC players
Stade de Reims players
Stade Brestois 29 players
Stade Malherbe Caen players
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