Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1964)

Template:For Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Vladimír Weiss (born 22 September 1964) is a Slovak football coach and former player. He is currently coach of Georgia national football team.<ref>http://sport.sme.sk/c/8154169/vladimir-weiss-st-sa-stal-trenerom-gruzinskej-reprezentacie.html?ref=trz</ref><ref>Weiss takes charge of Georgia UEFA.com, 14 March 2016</ref>

Playing career

Weiss played internationally for the national teams of Czechoslovakia and later Slovakia. He played at club level for Inter Bratislava.<ref>Vladimír Weiss profile National Football Teams</ref>

International career

Weiss played in the 1990 World Cup for Czechoslovakia. He has 19 caps for Czechoslovakia and also 12 caps for Slovakia.<ref>Vladimír Weiss profile FIFA.com</ref>

Coaching career

As the coach of Artmedia Bratislava Weiss won the Slovak Corgoň Liga and reached the group stage in the 2005–06 season of UEFA Champions League. He coached FC Saturn Moscow Oblast from February 2006 to June 2007. He brought several Slovak footballers from his former club. In June 2007 he returned to FC Artmedia Bratislava like an "old-new coach".

In 2008, he became the head coach of the Slovakia national team.<ref>Вайсс возглавил сборную Словакии VSESMI.RU, 27 June 2008</ref> On 14 October 2009, he led the team to the historic success of Slovakia's first-ever qualification for a major tournament, with Slovakia winning the qualifying group thanks to beating Poland 1–0 in an away match in the final qualifying game. On 24 June 2010, he led his Slovakia side to the World Cup last 16 after a 3–2 win over Italy. In late January 2012, he parted ways with Slovakia on his own accord following the team's failure to qualify for the Euro 2012 tournament.<ref>Weiss quits Slovakia, Slovak FA president admits former boss could one day return skysports.com, 31 January 2012</ref> Weiss then worked in Kazakhstan, in the football club of Almaty, FC Kairat, which is very famous throughout the CIS. He left Kairat at the end of November 2015.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Weiss took over as manager of the Georgia national team in March 2016.

Personal life

His son, also named Vladimír Weiss, plays for Qatari side Al-Gharafa, while his father, also named Vladimír Weiss, was a footballer who represented Czechoslovakia.

Honours

Artmedia

• Corgoň Liga (2): 2004–05, 2007–08
• Slovak Cup (1): 2008
• UEFA Champions League: Group stage 2005-06
• Uefa Cup: Final Phase 2005-06

Slovan

• UEFA Europa League: Group stage 2011-12

Kairat

• Kazakhstan Cup (2): 2014, 2015
• Kazakhstan Premier League: Runners Up: 2015

Slovakia

• 2010 FIFA World Cup: Round of 16

Managerial statistics

Team	Template:Abbr	From	To	Record
				Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr
Saturn Ramenskoye	Template:Flagicon	February 2006	February 2006
Slovakia	Template:Flagicon	7 July 2008	31 January 2012
Slovan Bratislava	Template:Flagicon	5 August 2011	3 August 2012
Kairat	Template:Flagicon	26 November 2012	30 November 2015
Georgia	Template:Flagicon	29 March 2016	Template:Sort
Total

External links

• Profile Vladimir Weiss Sports-Info Template:Sk icon