Gerard Weber (footballer, born 1938)

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Gerard Weber
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-01-05) 5 January 1938 (age 86)
Place of birth Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Steeds Volharden
1956–1970 Excelsior 234 [1]
1988–2018? Excelsior veterans
Managerial career
0000–1972 Excelsior (youth)
1972–1976 RVVH
1976–1981 Vitesse Delft  [ nl ]
1981–1982 SSS Klaaswaal  [ nl ]
1982–1985 MVV '27  [ nl ]
1985–1986 Fortuna Vlaardingen
1986–1988 ASWH
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerard Weber (5 January 1938) is a Dutch former professional footballer for Excelsior Rotterdam. Nicknamed Webertje (English: Little Weber), Weber was known for his speed. [2] He played both as a midfielder and as a forward. [3] Weber won several championships with Excelsior. [4] He went on to manage football teams in the Rotterdam region, living in Zwijdrecht. [5]

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Early and personal life

During his mandatory military service, Weber was a fitness coach. [2] He is married to Marga. [6]

Football career

Initially, Gerard played for Steeds Volharden. [2] Gerard Weber played in the first squad of Excelsior Rotterdam between the years 1956 and 1970. During these years he had 234 caps. For many years, he was among the opening eleven of Excelsior. [7] In 1966 there were rumors of a transfer to Sparta Rotterdam. [3] In 1968, already an Excelsior bencher, Weber replaced George Velberg in the extension and headed the decisive goal (3–2) in a cup game that Eredivie-team Sitterdia had previously led 0–2. [8] [9] [10] This sensation brought Excelsior, temporarily in the Tweede Divisie, to the quarterfinals, where it lost to another Eredivisie-side, FC Twente.

Weber managed Excelsior Rotterdam youth teams (19??–72), [11] RVVH (1972–76), [11] Vitesse Delft (1976–81), [5] [12] SSS Klaaswaal (1981–82), [13] [14] MVV '27 (1982–85), [15] [16] Fortuna Vlaardingen (1985–86), [15] and ASWH (1986–88). [17] ASWH let Weber go before completing his second season, when it rehired Weber's predecessor for the remainder of the season. [18]

After his manager career, from his 50th, he played for the veterans of Excelsior. [2] In 2018, at the age of 80, he was the oldest active footballing former professional in the Netherlands. [1] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gerard Weber 80 jaren jong en nog steeds actief voetballer". Excelsior Rotterdam . 10 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Razendsnelle Webertje". SBV Excelsior. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Excelsior gaat zich ook roeren op de markt". Het Vrije Volk . Rotterdam. 28 June 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 10 February 2020– via Delpher. Gerard Weber, die bij Excelsior in de middenlinie en in de voorhoede speelde is op eigen verzoek op de transferlijst gezet. Naar de berichten luiden, zou Sparta belangstelling voor hem hebben.
  4. ↑ "Oud-doelman Arie den Hertog (88) overleden".
  5. 1 2 "Gerard Weber trainer CSVD". Trouw . 8 March 1976. p. 13. Retrieved 9 February 2020– via Delpher. Gerard Weber wordt met ingang van het nieuwe seizoen trainer van CSVD. De Zwijndrechtse oefenmeester, nu nog in dienst van RVVH, volgt Wolter Bos op.
  6. 1 2 Gerard Weber speelt Knvb-competitie op zijn 80-ste- Hallo Nederland/NPO. YouTube . Archived from the original on 10 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Excelsior in de Esso-serie van 60 jaar terug".
  8. ↑ "Excelsior dwingt Sittardia toch nog op de knieën" [Excelsior still forces Sitterdia to its knees]. Het Vrije Volk . Rotterdam. 29 April 1968. p. 13. Retrieved 9 February 2020– via Delpher. Via de kruin van Dik Beek belandde de bal op kniehoogte voor Gerard Weber. Met een snoekduik kopte de voor Velberg ingevallen Rotterdammer de bal onhoudbaar in het Sittardse doel (3—2). Underdog Excelsior was een ronde verder! [...] Diens plaats liet hij innemen door Gerard Weber. Hoe die in de 26ste minuut van de verlenging de grote held van Woudestein werd, las u reeds aan het begin van dit verhaal.
  9. ↑ "Sittardia gewipt" [Sittardia whipped]. De Telegraaf . Amsterdam. 29 April 1968. p. 11. Retrieved 9 February 2020– via Delpher. Het duurde tot de tweede helft van de verlenging voor de thuisclub Sittardia op de knieën kreeg. De voor Velberg binnen de lijnen gekomen Gerard Weber bracht Excelsior met een felle kopstoot, waarbij de bal via het lichaam van doelman Vogels in het doel kwam, in de kwartfinale!
  10. ↑ "Excelsior betere cupfighter dan Sittardia: 3-2" [Excelsior better Cup-fighter than Sittardia: 3-2]. Limburgsch Dagblad . Heerlen. 29 April 1968. p. 1. Retrieved 9 February 2020– via Delpher. Ter hoogte van de zijlijn nam de Rotterdamse invaller Gerard Weber de toegestane vrije trap. De bal kwam via Gerard Weber en Basant weer bij Weber en de volgende seconde was Sittardia uitgebekerd.
  11. 1 2 "RVVH". Het Vrije Volk . Rotterdam. 19 April 1972. p. 9. Retrieved 9 February 2020– via Delpher. Gerard Weber, oud-eerste-elftalspeler van Excelsior en thans als jeugdtrainer aan de club van Woudenstein verbonden, treedt in dienst als hoofdtrainer van de zaterdagclub RVVH.
  12. ↑ "Weber blijft bij Vitesse". Het Vrije Volk . Rotterdam. 3 February 1979. p. 10. Retrieved 9 February 2020– via Delpher. Gerard Weber, óud-speler van Excelsior, heeft zijn contact bij Vitesse Delft verlengd. Weber is nu voor het derde seizoen als trainer werkzaam bij de delftse zaterdag-eerste klasser.
  13. ↑ "Gerard Weber naar SSS". "Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad". Rotterdam, 1981/01/12 00:00:00, p. 16. Geraadpleegd op Delpher op 04-04-2020, http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010960731:mpeg21:p016
  14. ↑ "Sym Beuk nu al in actie". "Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad". Rotterdam, 1982/04/26 00:00:00, p. 17. Geraadpleegd op Delpher op 04-04-2020, http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010961056:mpeg21:p017
  15. 1 2 "Weber naar Fortuna VI". Het Vrije Volk . Rotterdam. 18 April 1985. p. 28. Retrieved 9 February 2020– via Delpher. Gerard Weber, nu nog bij MVV'27, wordt volgend seizoen oefenmeester van Fortuna Vlaardingen.
  16. ↑ "Trainers op een rij", Jubileumkrant: MVV'27 90 jaar, Vlaardingen: MVV '27, 1977, retrieved 15 February 2020– via Issuu, 1982–1985 Gerard Weber: Kleine, sympathieke oefenmeester die in de jaren zestig betaald voetbal speelde bij Excelsior Rotterdam. Maakte naast zijn tactische bagage ook de nodige indruk [...] Sportief kon Weber minder zijn stempel drukken.
  17. ↑ "Geschiedenis 1979 - 1989" [History 1979 - 1988]. ASWH . Retrieved 15 February 2020. Voor het seizoen 1986-1987 wordt Gerard Weber als nieuw hoofdtrainer aangesteld. [...] Voor de competitie 1987/1988 wordt de eerste presentatiegids 'geboren'. Dat seizoen verloopt voor de hoofdmacht allerminst voorspoedig. Zo is er geen vertrouwen meer in trainer Gerard Weber, die in februari 1988 wordt ontslagen.
  18. ↑ "Kort en Bondig". Het Vrije Volk . Rotterdam. 9 March 1988. p. 17. Retrieved 15 February 2020– via Delpher. Trainer Gerard Weber is door het bestuur van ASWH op non-actief gesteld. De rest van het seizoen neemt z'n voorganger Cees van de Bosch, ook werkzaam bij Dubbeldam, de coaching voor z'n rekening.
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