Vladimír Weiss (footballer born 1989)

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Vladimír Weiss
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Personal information
Full name Vladimír Weiss
Date of birth 30 November 1989 (1989-11-30) (age 22)
Place of birth Bratislava, Slovakia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current club Espanyol
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 21
Youth career
Inter Bratislava
2006–2009 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009– Manchester City 1 (0)
2010 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 13 (0)
2010–2011 → Rangers (loan) 23 (5)
2011– → Espanyol (loan) 18 (2)
National team‡
2007 Slovakia U-19 3 (0)
2008–2009 Slovakia U-21 8 (1)
2009– Slovakia 24 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 March 2012.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 February 2012

Vladimír Weiss (born 30 November 1989) is a Slovak football winger who currently plays for RCD Espanyol on loan from Manchester City.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Manchester City

On 16 April 2008, Weiss scored in the second leg of the 2008 FA Youth Cup Final against Chelsea, in a 3–1 (4–2 on aggregate) win.[2]

He made his first team debut on 24 May 2009, replacing Stephen Ireland from the substitutes bench after seventy minutes in the final game of the 2008–09 season, a 1–0 win against Bolton Wanderers.[3]

On 28 October 2009, he came on as a substitute against Scunthorpe United in the League Cup. He scored his first senior goal, as a substitute, on 2 December 2009, in a 3–0 League Cup win over Arsenal.[4] He signed a new contract on 17 December 2009, to tie him to the club until the end of 2012.[5]

[edit] Bolton Wanderers

On 25 January 2010 Weiss joined Bolton Wanderers on loan until the end of the season,[6] and made his debut as a last minute substitute a day later in the home game against Burnley.[7] For the most part of his time at the Reebok Stadium, Weiss was a substitute.

[edit] Rangers

On 19 August 2010, Weiss joined Scottish side Rangers on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season. Prior to signing for Rangers, Weiss rejected a move to their city rivals Celtic.[8] He made his Rangers debut against Hibernian at Easter Road on 22 August coming on as a substitute for James Beattie, setting up the second goal with Rangers going on to win 3–0.[9] He scored his first goal for Rangers in a 4–1 home win against Motherwell[10] and five days later made his Champions League debut against Valencia, providing the assist from a corner for Maurice Edu's opener.[11]

On 26 December 2010, Weiss gave a 'Man of the Match' performance,[12] and scored the third goal in a 4-1 SPL victory over Motherwell at Fir Park.[12] On 15 January 2011, Weiss scored twice in a 4-0 home victory over Hamilton Academical.[13] On 20 March 2011, Weiss came off the bench in the League Cup Final against Celtic and made the assist for Nikica Jelavić to score the winning goal, he lifted his first senior trophy as a Rangers player.[14][15] Weiss claimed a 2010-11 SPL season winners medal, Rangers having won the title over rivals Celtic by a single point.

[edit] Espanyol

On the 20 December 2011, Weiss scored his first goal for Espanyol in a Copa del Rey match which ended in a 4-2 victory against Celta Vigo. In February 2012 he scored a spectacular goal from outside the penalty area in a 3-3 draw away at Athletic Bilbao.

[edit] International career

Weiss made his debut for Slovakia on 12 August 2009 in a 1–1 friendly draw with Iceland.[16][17] He was included in Slovakia's 23-man squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.[18]

Weiss played in three out of four of his country's games in South Africa, playing a total of 270 minutes. He impressed in the first match against New Zealand where he thrilled the crowd in a 1–1 draw.[19] Weiss featured in the second group game against Paraguay which they lost 2–0[20] and played a full 90 minutes in the 2–1 defeat to Netherlands in the last 16.[21]

[edit] Career statistics

As of 4 March 2012
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2008–09 Manchester City Premier League 1 0 — — — 1 0
2009–10 Premier League — 1 0 3 1 — 4 1
2009–10 Bolton Wanderers Premier League 13 0 — — — 13 0
2010–11 Rangers Scottish Premier League 23 5 2 0 4 0 6 0 35 5
2011–12 Espanyol La Liga 18 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 21 3
Career total 55 7 6 1 7 1 6 0 74 9

[edit] International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 October 2010 Hanrapetakan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Armenia 1 – 1 3–1 Euro 2012 qualification
2. 29 February 2012 Bursa Atatürk Stadium, Bursa, Turkey  Turkey 1 – 0 2–1 International Friendly
Correct as of 29 February 2012

[edit] Personal life

Weiss' father, also called Vladimír Weiss, was a professional football player as well and won 12 caps for the national side. He is also the head coach of the Slovakian national football team.[22] His grandfather, named Vladimír Weiss too, was also a footballer who represented Czechoslovakia.[23]

[edit] Honours

Manchester City
Rangers

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Vladimir Weiss profile" ESPN Soccernet
  2. ^ "Man City triumph in FA Youth Cup". BBC Sport. 16 April 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7351706.stm. Retrieved 25 May 2009. 
  3. ^ Oscroft, Tim (24 May 2009). "City 1–0 Bolton". Manchester City. http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pagegid={DBD12D53-8346-431D-A04F-5D0F8664DE80}&newsid=6633124. Retrieved 25 May 2009. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Man City 3–0 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 2 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8387312.stm. Retrieved 2 December 2009. 
  5. ^ "Weiss extends Man City contract" BBC Sport, 17 December 2009
  6. ^ "Wanderers Sign Weiss". Bolton Wanderers FC. 25 January 2010. http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~1940954,00.html. Retrieved 25 January 2010. 
  7. ^ "Bolton 1–0 Burnley". BBC Sport. 26 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8473078.stm. Retrieved 26 January 2010. 
  8. ^ Man City's Weiss joins Gers as Jelavic deal nears end BBC Sport, 19 August 2010
  9. ^ "Hibernian 0–3 Rangers" BBC Sport, 22 August 2010
  10. ^ "City 1–0 Bolton". BBC. 16 October 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/9090143.stm. Retrieved 21 March 2011. 
  11. ^ Forsyth, Roddy (20 October 2010). "Rangers 1 Valencia 1: match report". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/8073803/Rangers-1-Valencia-1-match-report.html. Retrieved 21 March 2011. 
  12. ^ a b "SMITH IMPRESSED BY DAZZLING WEISS" Sporting Life, 26 December 2010
  13. ^ "Rangers 4 Hamilton 0". BBC. 15 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/9361135.stm. Retrieved 21 March 2011. 
  14. ^ Forsyth, Roddy (20 March 2011). "Celtic 1 Rangers 2: match report". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/rangers/8394485/Celtic-1-Rangers-2-match-report.html. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
  15. ^ "Weiss wants Gers return". Sky Sports. 26 April 2011. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11679_6897679,00.html. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
  16. ^ Oscroft, Tim (9 August 2009). "International call-up news". Manchester City. http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2009/August/International-call-up-news. Retrieved 9 August 2009. 
  17. ^ Gaunt, Ken (10 September 2009). "Worthington's dreams suffer major blow on 'inept' night". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/internationals/worthingtons-dreams-suffer-major-blow-on-inept-night-1784571.html. Retrieved 17 September 2009. 
  18. ^ Slovakia Squad Yahoo! Eurosport UK
  19. ^ All Whites snatch last-gasp point FIFA, 15 June 2010
  20. ^ Paraguay too strong for Slovakia FIFA, 20 June 2010
  21. ^ Returning Robben helps sink Slovakia FIFA, 28 June 2010
  22. ^ Ogden, Mark (23 March 2009). "Manchester City starlet Vladimir Weiss to be upstaged by his famous father". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/5039587/Manchester-City-starlet-Vladimir-Weiss-to-be-upstaged-by-his-famous-father.html. Retrieved 25 May 2009. 
  23. ^ Vladimír Weiss Sports Reference LLC

[edit] External links

Slovakia squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup
Slovakia
RCD Espanyol – current squad
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