Carlo Weis (born 4 December 1958) is a Luxembourgish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender. He was Luxembourg's most capped player of all-time from November 1995 until
Jeff Strasser
Jeff Strasser (born 5 October 1974) is a Luxembourgish former professional football player and the current manager of Progrès Niederkorn.
Club career
As one of the rare successful professional footballers from Luxembourg, Strasser has made a ...
overtook his tally in 2008.
Club career
A
central defender
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
, Weis started his career at local side
Spora Luxembourg before joining Belgian side
F.C. Winterslag aged 20. With Winterslag, he reached the round of 16 in the
1981–82 UEFA Cup
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Association team allocation
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, having beaten
Arsenal
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in the previous round. He played three seasons for the
Genk
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outfit and then moved across the border to join
Stade Reims
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. He rejoined Spora after only one season in France and played another five seasons for them. After one year at Thionville, he moved on to
Avenir Beggen
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The club were founded in 1915 as FC Daring Beggen but changed t ...
for whom he played eight seasons, interrupted by two seasons at
Sporting Mertzig where he also took up the manager's post. While with Avenir, he claimed the 1990 Luxembourgian Footballer of the Year award.
Weis retired as a player at the end of the 1999–2000 season, aged 41.
International career
Weis made his debut for
Luxembourg
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in a March 1978 friendly match against
Poland
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. In an international career spanning over 20 years, he went on to earn a record-breaking 87 caps, scoring one goal. He played in 30 World Cup qualification matches.
Record at FIFA Tournaments
- FIFA
He played his final international game in May 1998, a friendly match against Cameroon
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.
Career statistics
:''Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.''
Honours
* Luxembourg National Division
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: 1993, 1994
* Luxembourg Cup
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W ...
: 1992, 1993, 1994
* Luxembourgian Footballer of the Year The Luxembourgian Footballer of the Year is an award granted every season to a football player from Luxembourg's domestic top-flight National Division, rewarding the player judged to have been the most valuable to his team that season. It is awar ...
: 1990
External links
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weis, Carlo
1958 births
Living people
Luxembourgian men's footballers
Luxembourgian expatriate men's footballers
K.F.C. Winterslag players
Stade de Reims players
FC Avenir Beggen players
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Luxembourgian football managers
CA Spora Luxembourg managers
FC Avenir Beggen managers
F91 Dudelange managers
FC Swift Hesperange managers
Jeunesse Esch managers
Luxembourg men's international footballers
Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in France
Footballers from Luxembourg City
Belgian Pro League players
Men's association football defenders
US Thionville Lusitanos players