Heribert Weber

Infobox Football biography
playername = Heribert Weber


fullname = Heribert Weber
height =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1955|6|28
cityofbirth = Pöls
countryofbirth = Austria
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position = defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1973-1978 1978-1989 1989-1994
clubs = Sturm Graz Rapid Wien SV Salzburg
caps(goals) = 315 (39) 149 0(9)
nationalyears = 1976-1989
nationalteam = fb|Austria
nationalcaps(goals) = 068 0(1)
manageryears = 1994-1995 1995 1996-1998 1998-2000 2001-2002 2003-2004
managerclubs = FC Puch Austria U-20 SV Salzburg Rapid Wien 1. FC Saarbrücken SC Untersiebenbrunn
pcupdate = 31 August 2008
ntupdate = 31 August 2008

Heribert Weber (born June 28, 1955 in Pöls) is a retired Austrian football player and later a football manager.

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 1980-s, 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. [ [http://www.austria-salzburg.at/Golden-Years.57.1.html 1988-1997: Austria Salzburg´s "Golden Years"] - Austria Salzburg] In 1994 he played with them in the UEFA Cup final against Inter Milan.

International career

He 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. [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=59852/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA] He earned 68 caps, scoring one goal. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/oost-recintlp.html Appearances for Austrian National Team] - RSSSF] His final international game was an October 1989 World Cup qualification match against Turkey.

Coaching career

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

Honours

as a player

*Austrian Football Bundesliga (5):
** 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1994
*Austrian Cup (1):
** 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987

as a manager

*Austrian Football Bundesliga (1):
** 1997

External links

* [http://www.rapidarchiv.at/spieler/weber_heribert.html Rapid stats] - Rapid Archiv
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=21025 Career stats] - National Football Teams

References