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 fairly successful career in French and German first divisions. After playing for French side
FC Metz
Football Club de Metz, commonly referred to as FC Metz or simply Metz (), is a French association football club based in Metz, Lorraine. The club was formed in 1932 and plays in Ligue 2, the second division in the French football league sys ...
in
Ligue 1 between 1993 and 1999, he moved to German
Bundesliga
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side
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern () or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to football, the club also operates in sev ...
and spent three seasons with the club before leaving it for
Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2002. With the two German clubs, he spent seven seasons in Bundesliga and was a regular in each of the seven seasons, making a total of 194 appearances and scoring 10 goals in the league.
In August 2006, he moved to French
Ligue 2 side
RC Strasbourg. On 31 July 2007, he signed a two-year contract with FC Metz and was released after his contract ended on 30 June 2009, On 17 July 2009, he returned to Luxembourg on 17 July 2009, signing a two-year contract with
CS Fola Esch
Sporting Circle Fola Esch (french: Cercle sportif Fola Esch), usually abbreviated to Fola Esch or simply Fola, is a football club, based in Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg. They play their home games at Stade Émile Mayrisch, in th ...
. However, the move only lasted 17 days before Strasser moved to
Grasshopper, signing a one-year contract on 15 August 2009.
International career
Strasser made his debut for
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
in an October 1993 World Cup qualification match against
Greece
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. As of December 2008, he had earned a record 88 caps, scoring six goals. He played in 29
FIFA World Cup qualification matches. He has been Luxembourg's all-time record cap-holder, since taking over from
Carlo Weis in November 2008.
Managerial career
On 17 May 2010, he was appointed as youth manager of
CS Fola Esch
Sporting Circle Fola Esch (french: Cercle sportif Fola Esch), usually abbreviated to Fola Esch or simply Fola, is a football club, based in Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg. They play their home games at Stade Émile Mayrisch, in th ...
. On 4 December 2010, he was promoted to the Fola Esch senior team, managing briefly in November 2010 along with Cyril Serredszum, who later took on the job alone. Strasser took the job permanently himself in 2012, taking Fola Esch to their first wins in the
UEFA Europa League
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before leaving in 2017 to take over
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern () or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to football, the club also operates in sev ...
.
On 24 January 2018, in a game against
SV Darmstadt 98, Strasser was rushed to hospital after suffering a medical emergency at half-time. Reports in German media claimed that Strasser had suffered a heart attack and the game was immediately abandoned. A week later, it was announced that due to ongoing health problems, Strasser will no longer be active as manager for 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
On 16 August 2018, it was announced that Strasser had returned to manage Fola Esch.
Career statistics
International goals
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Managerial statistics
''As of 19 March 2023.''
References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Luxembourg City
Luxembourgian footballers
Luxembourgian expatriate footballers
FC Metz players
1. FC Kaiserslautern players
Borussia Mönchengladbach players
RC Strasbourg Alsace players
CS Fola Esch players
Grasshopper Club Zürich players
Ligue 1 players
Bundesliga players
Ligue 2 players
Swiss Super League players
Expatriate footballers in France
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in France
Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Luxembourg international footballers
Luxembourgian football managers
CS Fola Esch managers
Association football defenders
1. FC Kaiserslautern managers
2. Bundesliga managers