| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlo Weis | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg | ||
| Playing position | defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1977–1979 | Spora Luxembourg | ||
| 1979–1982 | F.C. Winterslag | 87 | (5) |
| 1982–1983 | Stade Reims | 12 | (2) |
| 1983-1988 | Spora | 26 | (7) |
| 1988-1989 | Thionville Sport | ||
| 1989-1995 | Avenir Beggen | 138 | (27) |
| 1995-1997 | Sporting Mertzig | 36 | (2) |
| 1997-2000 | Avenir | 27 | (1) |
| Total | 326 | (44) | |
| National team | |||
| 1978–1998 | Luxembourg | 87 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1995-1997 | Sporting Mertzig | ||
| 1997-2000 | Avenir | ||
| 2000-2004 | F91 Dudelange | ||
| 2004-2005 | Swift Hesperange | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Carlo Weis (born 4 December 1958) is a retired footballer from Luxembourg.
He was Luxembourg's most capped player of all-time from November 1995 until Jeff Strasser overtook his tally in 2008.[1]
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A central defender, Weis started his career at local side Spora Luxembourg before joining Belgian side F.C. Winterslag aged 20. He played 3 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 5 seasons for them. After one year at Thionville, he moved on to Avenir Beggen for whom he played 8 seasons, interrupted by 2 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.
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.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 October 1991 | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg | Portugal | 1-1 | Friendly match |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jean-Marc Rigaud |
Luxembourgian Footballer of the Year 1990 |
Succeeded by Marc Birsens |