Alphonse Leweck

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Alphonse Leweck
Alphonse Leweck (2006).jpg
Leweck in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-12-16) 16 December 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Luxembourg
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Right winger
Youth career
0000–2001 Young-Boys Diekirch
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2010 Etzella Ettelbruck 160 (36)
2010–2011 Jeunesse Esch 10 (0)
2011–2014 Etzella Ettelbruck 33 (4)
2014–2018 FC Erpeldange 72 33 (5)
International career
2002–2009 Luxembourg 51 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alphonse Leweck (born 16 December 1981) is a Luxembourgian former footballer who played as a right winger. He was a member of the Luxembourg national team. He is the elder brother of Charles Leweck and Jim Leweck.

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Club career

As a midfielder, Leweck began his career at Young-Boys Diekirch. In 2001, he moved to Etzella Ettelbruck in National Division. Leweck was close to retiring from football after being diagnosed with a serious fault with a heart valve, which cost him a chance to go on a trial with Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.

International career

Leweck made his debut for Luxembourg in a February 2002 friendly match against Albania. After a long departure, Leweck returned to his first match, where he scored the winning goal in the 94th minute against Belarus on 13 October 2007. The goal was the first win for Luxembourg in a UEFA European Championship qualification since 1995. He scored another goal, this time in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier, a 2–1 win over Switzerland. He went on to earn 51 caps, scoring 4 goals. [2]

Personal life

He has two brothers, Charles Leweck and Jim Leweck, who are also footballers, Charles being a midfielder for FC Etzella Ettelbruck. He also works as a cook in the family hotel.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 September 2004 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2–23–4 2006 World Cup qualifying
213 October 2007 Central Stadion, Gomel, Belarus Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 1–01–0 2008 Euro qualifying
327 May 2008 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 1–01–1 friendly match
410 September 2008 Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 2–12–1 2010 World Cup qualifying

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References

  1. Alphonse Leweck at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Appearances for Luxembourg National Team". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 29 April 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2009.