Heribert Weber

Heribert Weber
	Weber as the sporting director for Admira in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Heribert Weber
Date of birth	28 June 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth	Pöls, Austria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
–1974	FC Pöls
Senior career*
Years	Team
1974–1978	Sturm Graz
1978–1989	Rapid Wien
1989–1994	SV Salzburg
Total
International career
1976–1989	Austria
Managerial career
1994–1995	FC Puch
1995	Austria U-20
1995–1996	Austria U-18
1995–1996	Austria U-19
1996–1998	SV Salzburg
1998–2000	Rapid Wien
2001–2002	1. FC Saarbrücken
2003–2004	SC Untersiebenbrunn
2008–2010	FC Admira Wacker Mödling (sporting director)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Heribert Weber (born 28 June 1955) is an Austrian former professional football player and manager. He currently works as Sky Austria's main pundit and analyst for their coverage of the Austrian Football Bundesliga, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

Club career

Born in Styria, Weber started his professional career at Sturm Graz and joined Vienna giants Rapid Wien after the World Cup in 1978. He played a major part in the most successful of Rapid teams in the 1980s, claiming the League crown four times, winning 4 domestic cups and most prominently losing the UEFA Cup Winners Cup Final in 1985 against Everton. He skippered Rapid in 1981 and from 1986 through 1989. He was voted in Rapid's Team of the Century in 1999.

At the end of his career he moved to SV Salzburg, with whom he won another league title during the club's most successful period.^[1] In 1994, he played with them in the UEFA Cup final against Inter Milan.

International career

Weber made his debut for Austria in an April 1976 friendly match against Sweden and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup and at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.^[2] He earned 68 caps, scoring one goal.^[3] His final international game was an October 1989 World Cup qualification match against Turkey.

Coaching career

As a football coach, Weber coached SV Salzburg with whom he won another league title, Rapid Wien and 1. FC Saarbrücken (Germany).

Honours

As a player

Austrian Football Bundesliga:
- 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1994
Austrian Cup:
- 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987

As a manager

Austrian Football Bundesliga:
- 1997

References

^ 1988–1997: Austria Salzburg´s "Golden Years" Archived 5 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine – Austria Salzburg
^ Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA
^ Appearances for Austrian National Team – RSSSF

External links

Rapid stats – Rapid Archiv
Heribert Weber at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] 1988–1997: Austria Salzburg´s "Golden Years" Archived 5 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine – Austria Salzburg

[2] Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA

[3] Appearances for Austrian National Team – RSSSF

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