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Carlo Weis

Carlo Weis
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-12-04) 4 December 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1979 Spora Luxembourg
1979–1982 F.C. Winterslag 87 (5)
1982–1983 Reims 12 (2)
1983–1988 Spora Luxembourg 26 (7)
1988–1989 Thionville
1989–1995 Avenir Beggen 138 (27)
1995–1997 Sporting Mertzig 36 (2)
1997–2000 Avenir 27 (1)
Total 326 (44)
International career
1978–1998 Luxembourg 87 (1)
Managerial career
1995–1997 Sporting Mertzig
1997–2000 Avenir
2000–2004 F91 Dudelange
2004–2005 Swift Hesperange
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlo Weis (born 4 December 1958) is a Luxembourgish former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was Luxembourg's most capped player of all-time from November 1995 until Jeff Strasser overtook his tally in 2008.[1]

Club career

A central defender, 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, having beaten Arsenal in the previous round. He played three seasons for the Genk outfit and then moved across the border to join Stade Reims. 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 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 in a March 1978 friendly match against Poland. In an international career spanning over 20 years, he went on to earn a record-breaking 87 caps, scoring one goal.[2] He played in 30 World Cup qualification matches.[3]

He played his final international game in May 1998, a friendly match against Cameroon.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 1991 Stade Municipal, Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg  Portugal 1–1 1–1 Friendly match

Honours

References