Christopher Weselek
Full name | Christopher Weselek | ||
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Date of birth | July 27, 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Essen, Germany | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||
Occupation(s) | Police officer | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Wing | ||
Amateur clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | ||
1991 - 2001 2001 - 2002 2002 - 2010 |
RG Heidelberg Old Wesley RG Heidelberg | ||
correct as of 4 March 2010. | |||
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
Germany | 28 | ||
correct as of 21 March 2010. | |||
Sevens national teams | |||
Years | Club / team | Comps | |
Germany 7's | |||
Christopher Weselek (born 27 July 1981 in Essen)[1] is a retired German international rugby union player, having last played for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.
He plays rugby since 1991,[2] when he joined the RG Heidelberg through the English Institute in Heidelberg. He played for the RG throughout his career, with the exception of spending a year in Ireland and playing for Old Wesley there.[3]
Weselek originally retired from the German national team after the Netherlands game on 26 April 2008, his 25th international, but returned to the struggeling German side for the game against Portugal on 27 February 2010.[4][5]
Weselek has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2008 and 2009 Hannover Sevens and the 2009 London Sevens.[3][6]
He is a policeman by profession.[3] After he was transferred to Stuttgart in hs position, he had to retire from the sport because of work commitments.[7]
Honours
Club
- German rugby union championship
- Champions: 2006, 2007
- Runners up: 2008
- German rugby union cup
- Winners: 2004
National team
- European Nations Cup - Division 2
- Champions: 2008
Stats
Christopher Weselek's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[2]
Club
Year | Club | Division | Games | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Place |
2007-08 | RG Heidelberg | Rugby-Bundesliga | 8 | 2nd — Runners-up | ||||
2008-09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5th | ||
2009-10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2nd — Semi-finals |
- As of 23 December 2010
National team
European Nations Cup
Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
2006-2008 | Germany | European Nations Cup Second Division | 8 | 0 | Champions |
2008-2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 3 | 0 | 6th — Relegated |
Friendlies & other competitions
Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
2007 | Germany | Friendly | 2 | 0 |
- As of 21 March 2010
References
- ↑ Christopher Weselek profile at scrum.com accessed: 4 March 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Christopher Weselek profile at totalrugby.de (German) accessed: 4 March 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Christopher Weselek (German) at the Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 4 March 2010
- ↑ Kader für EM-Spiel gegen Portugal nominiert (German) Rugby-Journal, published: 19 February 2010, accessed: 4 March 2010
- ↑ 6NB: Last chance for Romania? rugbyrugby.com, accessed: 4 March 2010
- ↑ Germany roster 2008 Hannover Sevens (German) Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 2 March 2010
- ↑ TotalRugby Wechselbörse (German) totalrugby.de, published: 21 August 2010, accessed: 15 December 2010
External links
- Christopher Weselek at scrum.com
- (German) Christopher Weselek at totalrugby.de
- (German) Christopher Weselek at the Hannover Sevens website
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