René Weiler

René Weiler (born 13 September 1973) is a Swiss football manager and former player. He currently serves as the sporting director at Servette FC.

René Weiler

René Weiler, guest of Al-Ahly TV, 28 July 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	(1973-09-13) 13 September 1973 (age 51)[1]
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
2023–2024	Servette
2024–	Servette (sporting director)
*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 2002.

International career

Weiler played one game for the Swiss national team, a 2–1 defeat against Russia on 10 February 1997.^[2]

Coaching career

Winterthur

Weiler became an assistant coach for Winterthur on 1 March 2001.^[3] He was interim head coach from June 2001 to July 2001 and from January 2002 to February 2002.^[4]

St. Gallen

He was head coach of St. Gallen between 9 October 2007 and 28 October 2007.^[5]

Aarau

Weiler became head coach of Aarau on 13 April 2011.^[6] He left Aarau on 21 May 2014.^[7]

1. FC Nürnberg

Weiler became the new head coach of 1. FC Nürnberg on 12 November 2014.^[8]

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.^[9]

Al Ahly

In 2019, he became the manager of Egyptian club Al Ahly.^[10] On 1 October 2020, Weiler departed Al Ahly after winning the Egyptian Premier League and Egyptian Super Cup.^[11]

Kashima Antlers

On 10 December 2021, he was appointed as the new manager of J1 League club Kashima Antlers ahead of the 2022 season.^[12]

On 7 August 2022, he departed the club by mutual consent.^[13][14]

Servette FC

On 20 March 2023, Servette FC announced Weiler as their coach for the upcoming season,^[15] taking over duties from Alain Geiger. On 2 June 2024, he won the Swiss Cup following a penalty shoot-out against FC Lugano in the final,^[16] giving Servette their first title in over 20 years. In an interview immediately after the final, he announced that he would be stepping down from his position as head coach, while still remaining at the club.^[17] On 11 June 2024, he was confirmed as Servette's new sporting director.^[18]

Managerial statistics

As of 2 June 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	033.33
St. Gallen U21 (Caretaker)	1 July 2006	25 October 2007	23	12	3	8	35	27	+8	052.17
FC Schaffhausen	1 July 2009	13 April 2011	55	18	13	24	77	91	−14	032.73
FC Aarau	14 April 2011	30 June 2014	119	65	19	35	233	168	+65	054.62
1. FC Nürnberg	12 November 2014	30 June 2016	60	30	13	17	104	70	+34	050.00
R.S.C. Anderlecht	1 July 2016	18 September 2017	66	36	16	14	128	74	+54	054.55
FC Luzern	1 July 2018	17 February 2019	26	11	1	14	51	56	−5	042.31
Al Ahly SC	31 August 2019	1 October 2020	44	34	8	2	97	19	+78	077.27
Kashima Antlers	1 February 2022	7 August 2022	35	19	8	8	37	24	+13	054.29
Servette FC	1 July 2023	10 June 2024	58	24	20	14	85	64	+21	041.38
Total			503	257	106	140	889	621	+268	051.09

Honours

Club

Aarau

• Swiss Challenge League: 2012–13

RSC Anderlecht

• Jupiler Pro League: 2016–17
• Belgian Supercup: 2017

Al Ahly

• Egyptian Premier League: 2019–20
• Egyptian Super Cup: 2018

Servette

• Swiss Cup: 2023–24

Individual

• Belgian Professional Manager of the Year: 2016-17^[19]

References

1. "René Weiler" (in Japanese). Kashima Antlers. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
2. Switzerland vs. Russia 1 - 2
3. "Fussball: René Weiler Assistenztrainer in Winterthur" (in German). Winterthur: fussball.ch. 1 March 2001. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
4. "Trainer 1896 – heute" (in German). FC Winterthur. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
5. "FC St. Gallen » Manager history". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
6. "René Weiler neuer Trainer in Aarau" (in German). fussball.ch. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
7. "René Weiler verlässt den FC Aarau" (in German). 20 Minuten. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
8. "Weiler wird Nürnbergs neuer Coach" (in German). kicker. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
9. "Der FC Luzern stellt René Weiler per sofort frei". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). 18 February 2019.
10. "Al Ahly: Egyptian giants appoint Rene Weiler as new coach". BBC Sport. 31 August 2019.
11. "OFFICIAL: Head coach Rene Weiler departs Al Ahly". Kingfut.com. 1 October 2020.
12. "レネ ヴァイラー氏の新監督就任について" [René Weiler's new director appointment] (in Japanese). Kashima Antlers. 10 December 2021. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
13. "レネ ヴァイラー監督の退任について" [On Rene Weiler's contract termination] (in Japanese). Kashima Antlers. 7 August 2022. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
14. "レネ ヴァイラー監督との契約を解除 [鹿島]" [Termination of contract with Rene Weiler [Kashima]]. JLeague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
15. "René Weiler sera le prochain entraîneur du Servette FC" [René Weiler to be Servette FC's next coach] (in French). Servette FC. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
16. "Männer-Cupfinal: Servette FC erstmals seit 23 Jahren Cupsieger". SFV. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
17. "Nach Cupsieg: Weiler bleibt nicht Servette-Trainer". SRF. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
18. "Communiqué officiel du Servette FC" (in Swiss French). Servette FC. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
19. "Titelcoach Weiler is Trainer van het Jaar".