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Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1989)

Vladimír Weiss (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʋlaɟimiːr ˈʋajs]; born 30 November 1989) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Slovan Bratislava and the Slovakia national team.

Vladimír Weiss
Weiss playing for Slovakia in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-11-30) 30 November 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger / Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Slovan Bratislava
Number 7
Youth career
1999–2005 Inter Bratislava
2006–2009 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Manchester City 3 (0)
2010Bolton Wanderers (loan) 13 (0)
2010–2011Rangers (loan) 23 (5)
2011–2012Espanyol (loan) 28 (3)
2012–2013 Pescara 22 (4)
2013–2014 Olympiacos 17 (4)
2014–2016 Lekhwiya 43 (20)
2016–2019 Al-Gharafa 59 (25)
2020– Slovan Bratislava 65 (19)
International career
2007 Slovakia U19 3 (0)
2008–2009 Slovakia U21 8 (1)
2009– Slovakia 77 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:11, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career edit

Manchester City edit

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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] He signed a new contract on 17 December 2009, to tie him to the club until 2012.[4]

Bolton Wanderers (loan) edit

On 25 January 2010, Weiss joined Bolton Wanderers on loan until the end of the season,[5] and made his debut as a last minute substitute a day later in the home game against Burnley.[6] For the most part of his time at the Reebok Stadium, Weiss was a substitute.[citation needed]

Rangers (loan) edit

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.[7] 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.[8] He scored his first goal for Rangers in a 4–1 home win against Motherwell[9] and five days later made his Champions League debut against Valencia, providing the assist from a corner for Maurice Edu's opener.[10]

On 26 December 2010, Weiss gave a 'Man of the Match' performance,[11] and scored the third goal in a 4–1 SPL victory over Motherwell at Fir Park.[11] On 15 January 2011, Weiss scored twice in a 4–0 home victory over Hamilton Academical.[12] 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.[13][14] Weiss claimed a 2010–11 SPL winners medal,[15] Rangers having won the title over rivals Celtic by a single point.[16]

Espanyol (loan) edit

On 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.[citation needed] In February 2012 he scored with a "wonderful dipping shot from 30 yards" in a 3–3 draw away at Athletic Bilbao.[17]

Pescara edit

On 2 August 2012 newly promoted Serie A side Pescara announced the signing of Weiss from Manchester City with the player signing a one-year contract with the option for a further year.[18] He made his debut in a 3–0 home loss to Inter Milan.[citation needed] Weiss scored his first goal in Pescara's 1–0 victory over Palermo on 26 September.[19]

Olympiacos edit

After turning down a number of offers from clubs in Italy, Spain, England and Russia, on 28 June 2013, Weiss came to Greece to sign with current league champions, Olympiacos. Some hours later, he announced (through his Twitter account) that he was joining Olympiacos in a three-year deal.[20] Commenting on his reason he chose to sign with Olympiacos, he stated; "I chose Olympiacos because it's a great club with great history, their playing in the Champions League and I know they have Crazy fans! Fanatics with the team. I like to play in front of crazy fans because I'm a little crazy too. I also know that Olympiacos has lofty goals, and if I stay many years with the club, I want to win titles."

He scored his first goal for the club on 1 September 2013 in a league match against Levadiakos.[citation needed] On 17 September 2013, Weiss scored his first Champions League goal in a 4–1 home defeat against Paris Saint-Germain. The goal was voted by ESPN as UEFA Champions League best goal of Matchday 1: he "broke down the right and skipped past four challenges – including a sumptuous nutmeg on 19-year-old PSG debutant Marquinhos – before beating Salvatore Sirigu with the aid of a deflection."[21] He netted his next goal in a 2-0 league away win against Panionios. He next scored in a 4–1 away league win over Platanias. Weiss ended his half-season stint at Olympiacos with six goals (four in the Superleague, one in the Greek Cup and one in the UEFA Champions League).

Lekhwiya edit

On 26 January 2014, Weiss joined Qatari football club, Lekhwiya based in the nation's capital city of Doha for a fee of 5.3 million euros.[22] Commenting on departing Olympiacos and his move to Qatar, he commented; "I felt great in Greece. I am very grateful to the club for the chance I was given as I was playing in the UEFA Champions League with the best Greek club and I met lots of good people there. I expect another football adventure and I believe that I will not only feel good in Qatar, but also I will grow in terms of football." He made his debut on 31 January 2014 against Muaither when he substituted in 46th minute for Ismaeel Mohammad. Later that match, Weiss made his first assist for Lekhwiya in the 84th minute, when after solo run from the half of the pitched his pass found Youssef Msakni who scored.[23] In his second game for Lekhwiya, against Al Gharafa, on 4 February 2014, Weiss scored his first goal for the club. On 26 February 2014, he scored the only goal in Lekhwiya's 2–1 away defeat in the United Arab Emirates against one of their giants Al Ain in the first group game of the AFC Champions League.

Al Gharafa edit

Weiss signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with another Qatar Stars League club, Al Gharafa, in January 2016. Weiss left the club in December 2019, by mutual agreement.[24] Weiss, who had a successful career with Al Duhail, joined Al Gharafa in 2016. However, the Slovakian failed to live up to the expectations at Al Gharafa.[25]

Slovan Bratislava edit

After a goal-less tie in a derby match against Spartak Trnava of 16 February 2020, the CEO of Slovan Bratislava Ivan Kmotrík jr. had announced, that Weiss had joined the leading team of the Fortuna Liga. Conditions of the signing or Weiss' expected first appearance remained unannounced.[26]

In the previous weeks, Weiss had prepared with Železiarne Podbrezová of 2. Liga, to catch up on his deficits caused by a prolonged injury.[27] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fortuna Liga was suspended.[28] Thanks to this arrangement, Weiss was able to undergo a needed surgery and take part in complete training sessions prior to league's recommencement.[29]

On 19 May 2021, Weiss scored the winning goal, and was subsequently sent off, in the 2021 Slovak Cup Final to ensure a second straight domestic double for Slovan Bratislava.[30][31]

International career edit

Weiss made his debut for Slovakia on 12 August 2009 in a 1–1 friendly draw with Iceland.[32][33] He was included in Slovakia's 23-man squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.[34]

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.[35] Weiss featured in the second group game against Paraguay which they lost 2–0[36] and played a full 90 minutes in the 2–1 defeat to Netherlands in the last 16.[37] Weiss scored the opening goal in a Euro 2016 win against Russia,[38] and thus became the first player to score at the Euros whilst playing for a non-European club.[39]

On 18 May 2021, Weiss was included in the final 26-man squad to represent Slovakia at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[40] Weiss appeared as a substitute in the group stage games against Sweden[41] and Spain.[42]

Personal life edit

Weiss is a third generation international footballer. His father, also called Vladimír Weiss, won 12 caps for the national team, whom he later coached.[43] His grandfather, named Vladimír Weiss too, also represented Czechoslovakia.[44]

Controversy edit

Night club visit

In September 2012, after a return from a qualifying game in Vilnius against Lithuania (1-1), Weiss, Marek Hamšík, Miroslav Stoch and Karim Guédé, were fined and cautioned after visiting a night club. Coaches Stanislav Griga and Michal Hipp however kept the incident on a low profile.[45]

Fast food incident

On 2 January 2015, Vladimír Weiss, together with former Slovak national team player Filip Šebo and several other people, had a conflict in a fast food restaurant. They were noisy and aggressive, according to the restaurant owner, after he warned someone from their group that threw a chair at the head of another restaurant visitor.[46]

Damaged hotel

Weiss was also present, when SFZ had to pay a Hilton Hotel in Luxembourg City compensation for damaged property in October 2015, after most of the Slovak team, celebrating a qualification for Euro 2016, damaged the property and required police cautioning at 4AM.[47]

Alcohol night drive

On 2 October 2016, 6:45AM (6 days before an important qualification match against Slovenia) police on patrol in Bratislava stopped a Mercedes G owned by Vladimir Weiss with 11 people on board. Vladimir Weiss refused an alcohol test and spent 32 hours at a police station. Slovak national team coach Ján Kozák subsequently banned him for 2 matches.[48] Although he had criminal charges presented by the police against him, the public prosecutor had found that Weiss did not commit the acts of which he was accused and hence he was not prosecuted or tried.[49]

Ján Kozák's resignation incident

Weiss was nominated for a double fixture against Czech Republic and Sweden on 13 and 16 October 2018, respectively.[50] Weiss played in both games, but was also involved in a controversy, that had led to resignation of Ján Kozák, then Slovakia's longest-serving and most successful national team manager.

Weiss violated the code of conduct of national team player, along with Martin Dúbravka, Michal Šulla, Milan Škriniar, Norbert Gyömbér, Ľubomír Šatka and Stanislav Lobotka. On the night of 13 October 2018, after a loss in Slovakia's second UEFA Nations League fixture and a derby match against Czech Republic (1–2), they left the hotel and went out, missed the bedtime and violated the wellness policy, regarding regeneration and rehabilitation. They were allegedly noticed by Ján Kozák at about midnight, admitting to the incident and apologising the next day. Kozák resigned from the national team in the afternoon of 14 October, revealing the details of his decision in a press conference on 18 October, to avoid distractions during the preparation for the fixture against Sweden, that was led by his former assistant Štefan Tarkovič on a caretaker basis. Kozák cited his inability to work with the squad under such conditions as the primary reason, as about a third of the squad was involved, including players Kozák described as crucial for the future of Slovak football, with Weiss among them. The President of SFZ, Ján Kováčik, had punished the players by withholding any financial rewards for any future nominations and performances with the national team, during the upcoming qualification cycle. Kozák also revealed, that upon inquiring the reasons for such conduct, Weiss simply said, that he "doesn't know" why.[51]

On 19 October, SFZ published series of statements made by the concerned players, in which they apologised and accepted their guilt.[52] Weiss however did not provide a statement until the following day, expressing his sincere apologies, for damaging the reputation of Slovak football, acknowledging the negative perception of the incident, accepting the consequences and committing himself to improving the damaged trust. He also stressed his apologies to Kozák and thanked him for his contributions.[53]

End of National team career

On 21 November 2018 he announced his retirement from the national team (at the age of 28) after an altercation with newly appointed national team coach Pavel Hapal.[54] Weiss was angry after being left on the bench on Nations League matches against Ukraine and Czech Republic. During the latter match he stormed off into the locker room mid-match, following Hapal's last substitution, apparently quitting national as he did so.[55]

In February 2020 it was reported that Weiss and Hapal had met over a year after the incident and discussed Weiss' future career prospects, as he was released from his contract in Al Gharafa in December 2019. Following the meeting Hapal had confirmed that he will consider Weiss, who in 2019 had re-expressed a desire to play internationally, in the national team nominations, assuming he finds a club and performs sufficiently.[56] Later in February, Weiss had signed with Slovan Bratislava.[57]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 2 August 2023[58]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 2008–09 Premier League 1 0 1 0
2009–10 1 0 3 1 4 1
Total 1 0 1 0 3 1 5 1
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2009–10 Premier League 13 0 13 0
Rangers (loan) 2010–11 Scottish Premier League 23 5 2 0 4 0 6 0 35 5
Espanyol (loan) 2011–12 La Liga 28 3 3 1 31 4
Pescara 2012–13 Serie A 22 4 1 1 23 5
Olympiacos 2013–14 Super League Greece 17 4 3 1 5 1 25 6
Lekhwiya SC 2013–14 Qatar Stars League 7 4 0 0 7 1 14 5
2014–15 22 8 9 2 31 10
2015–16 14 8 0 0 14 8
Total 43 20 0 0 16 3 59 23
Al-Gharafa 2015–16 Qatar Stars League 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
2016–17 21 10 0 0 21 10
2017–18 7 5 0 0 7 5
2018–19 19 8 5 2 1 0 25 10
2019–20 2 0 3 0 5 0
Total 59 25 8 2 1 0 68 27
Slovan Bratislava 2019–20 Slovak Super Liga 3 0 3 1 6 1
2020–21 17 3 4 2 21 5
2021–22 20 7 3 0 11 1 34 8
2022–23 20 9 6 1 11 2 37 12
2023–24 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3
Total 60 19 16 4 25 6 101 29
Career total 266 80 34 9 7 1 53 10 360 100

International edit

Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Weiss goal.
List of international goals scored by Vladimír Weiss
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 October 2010 Hanrapetakan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Armenia 1–1 1–3 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
2 29 February 2012 Bursa Atatürk Stadium, Bursa, Turkey   Turkey 1–0 2–1 Friendly
3 23 May 2014 NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia   Montenegro 1–0 2–0 Friendly
4 27 March 2015 Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia   Luxembourg 2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
5 15 June 2016 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France   Russia 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2016
6 26 March 2017 Ta'Qali National Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta   Malta 1–0 3–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 10 June 2017 LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania   Lithuania 1–0 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 10 June 2022 Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan   Azerbaijan 1–0 1–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

Honours edit

Rangers

Lekhwiya

Slovan Bratislava

Individual

References edit

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External links edit

  • Official website
  • Vladimír Weiss at Soccerbase  
  • Vladimír Weiss at National-Football-Teams.com
  • FIFA competition record (archived)

vladimír, weiss, footballer, born, 1989, vladimír, weiss, slovak, pronunciation, ˈʋlaɟimiːr, ˈʋajs, born, november, 1989, slovak, professional, footballer, plays, winger, attacking, midfielder, slovan, bratislava, slovakia, national, team, vladimír, weissweiss. Vladimir Weiss Slovak pronunciation ˈʋlaɟimiːr ˈʋajs born 30 November 1989 is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Slovan Bratislava and the Slovakia national team Vladimir WeissWeiss playing for Slovakia in 2014Personal informationDate of birth 1989 11 30 30 November 1989 age 34 Place of birthBratislava CzechoslovakiaHeight1 73 m 5 ft 8 in Position s Winger Attacking midfielderTeam informationCurrent teamSlovan BratislavaNumber7Youth career1999 2005Inter Bratislava2006 2009Manchester CitySenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2009 2012Manchester City3 0 2010 Bolton Wanderers loan 13 0 2010 2011 Rangers loan 23 5 2011 2012 Espanyol loan 28 3 2012 2013Pescara22 4 2013 2014Olympiacos17 4 2014 2016Lekhwiya43 20 2016 2019Al Gharafa59 25 2020 Slovan Bratislava65 19 International career 2007Slovakia U193 0 2008 2009Slovakia U218 1 2009 Slovakia77 8 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 16 October 2023 National team caps and goals correct as of 18 11 10 June 2022 UTC Contents 1 Club career 1 1 Manchester City 1 1 1 Bolton Wanderers loan 1 1 2 Rangers loan 1 1 3 Espanyol loan 1 2 Pescara 1 3 Olympiacos 1 4 Lekhwiya 1 5 Al Gharafa 1 6 Slovan Bratislava 2 International career 3 Personal life 3 1 Controversy 4 Career statistics 4 1 Club 4 2 International 5 Honours 6 References 7 External linksClub career editManchester City edit 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 1 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 2 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 3 He signed a new contract on 17 December 2009 to tie him to the club until 2012 4 Bolton Wanderers loan edit On 25 January 2010 Weiss joined Bolton Wanderers on loan until the end of the season 5 and made his debut as a last minute substitute a day later in the home game against Burnley 6 For the most part of his time at the Reebok Stadium Weiss was a substitute citation needed Rangers loan edit 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 7 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 8 He scored his first goal for Rangers in a 4 1 home win against Motherwell 9 and five days later made his Champions League debut against Valencia providing the assist from a corner for Maurice Edu s opener 10 On 26 December 2010 Weiss gave a Man of the Match performance 11 and scored the third goal in a 4 1 SPL victory over Motherwell at Fir Park 11 On 15 January 2011 Weiss scored twice in a 4 0 home victory over Hamilton Academical 12 On 20 March 2011 Weiss came off the bench in the League Cup Final against Celtic and made the assist for Nikica Jelavic to score the winning goal he lifted his first senior trophy as a Rangers player 13 14 Weiss claimed a 2010 11 SPL winners medal 15 Rangers having won the title over rivals Celtic by a single point 16 Espanyol loan edit On 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 citation needed In February 2012 he scored with a wonderful dipping shot from 30 yards in a 3 3 draw away at Athletic Bilbao 17 Pescara edit On 2 August 2012 newly promoted Serie A side Pescara announced the signing of Weiss from Manchester City with the player signing a one year contract with the option for a further year 18 He made his debut in a 3 0 home loss to Inter Milan citation needed Weiss scored his first goal in Pescara s 1 0 victory over Palermo on 26 September 19 Olympiacos edit After turning down a number of offers from clubs in Italy Spain England and Russia on 28 June 2013 Weiss came to Greece to sign with current league champions Olympiacos Some hours later he announced through his Twitter account that he was joining Olympiacos in a three year deal 20 Commenting on his reason he chose to sign with Olympiacos he stated I chose Olympiacos because it s a great club with great history their playing in the Champions League and I know they have Crazy fans Fanatics with the team I like to play in front of crazy fans because I m a little crazy too I also know that Olympiacos has lofty goals and if I stay many years with the club I want to win titles He scored his first goal for the club on 1 September 2013 in a league match against Levadiakos citation needed On 17 September 2013 Weiss scored his first Champions League goal in a 4 1 home defeat against Paris Saint Germain The goal was voted by ESPN as UEFA Champions League best goal of Matchday 1 he broke down the right and skipped past four challenges including a sumptuous nutmeg on 19 year old PSG debutant Marquinhos before beating Salvatore Sirigu with the aid of a deflection 21 He netted his next goal in a 2 0 league away win against Panionios He next scored in a 4 1 away league win over Platanias Weiss ended his half season stint at Olympiacos with six goals four in the Superleague one in the Greek Cup and one in the UEFA Champions League Lekhwiya edit On 26 January 2014 Weiss joined Qatari football club Lekhwiya based in the nation s capital city of Doha for a fee of 5 3 million euros 22 Commenting on departing Olympiacos and his move to Qatar he commented I felt great in Greece I am very grateful to the club for the chance I was given as I was playing in the UEFA Champions League with the best Greek club and I met lots of good people there I expect another football adventure and I believe that I will not only feel good in Qatar but also I will grow in terms of football He made his debut on 31 January 2014 against Muaither when he substituted in 46th minute for Ismaeel Mohammad Later that match Weiss made his first assist for Lekhwiya in the 84th minute when after solo run from the half of the pitched his pass found Youssef Msakni who scored 23 In his second game for Lekhwiya against Al Gharafa on 4 February 2014 Weiss scored his first goal for the club On 26 February 2014 he scored the only goal in Lekhwiya s 2 1 away defeat in the United Arab Emirates against one of their giants Al Ain in the first group game of the AFC Champions League Al Gharafa edit Weiss signed a four and a half year contract with another Qatar Stars League club Al Gharafa in January 2016 Weiss left the club in December 2019 by mutual agreement 24 Weiss who had a successful career with Al Duhail joined Al Gharafa in 2016 However the Slovakian failed to live up to the expectations at Al Gharafa 25 Slovan Bratislava edit After a goal less tie in a derby match against Spartak Trnava of 16 February 2020 the CEO of Slovan Bratislava Ivan Kmotrik jr had announced that Weiss had joined the leading team of the Fortuna Liga Conditions of the signing or Weiss expected first appearance remained unannounced 26 In the previous weeks Weiss had prepared with Zeleziarne Podbrezova of 2 Liga to catch up on his deficits caused by a prolonged injury 27 Due to the COVID 19 pandemic Fortuna Liga was suspended 28 Thanks to this arrangement Weiss was able to undergo a needed surgery and take part in complete training sessions prior to league s recommencement 29 On 19 May 2021 Weiss scored the winning goal and was subsequently sent off in the 2021 Slovak Cup Final to ensure a second straight domestic double for Slovan Bratislava 30 31 International career editWeiss made his debut for Slovakia on 12 August 2009 in a 1 1 friendly draw with Iceland 32 33 He was included in Slovakia s 23 man squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa 34 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 35 Weiss featured in the second group game against Paraguay which they lost 2 0 36 and played a full 90 minutes in the 2 1 defeat to Netherlands in the last 16 37 Weiss scored the opening goal in a Euro 2016 win against Russia 38 and thus became the first player to score at the Euros whilst playing for a non European club 39 On 18 May 2021 Weiss was included in the final 26 man squad to represent Slovakia at the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament 40 Weiss appeared as a substitute in the group stage games against Sweden 41 and Spain 42 Personal life editWeiss is a third generation international footballer His father also called Vladimir Weiss won 12 caps for the national team whom he later coached 43 His grandfather named Vladimir Weiss too also represented Czechoslovakia 44 Controversy edit Night club visitIn September 2012 after a return from a qualifying game in Vilnius against Lithuania 1 1 Weiss Marek Hamsik Miroslav Stoch and Karim Guede were fined and cautioned after visiting a night club Coaches Stanislav Griga and Michal Hipp however kept the incident on a low profile 45 Fast food incidentOn 2 January 2015 Vladimir Weiss together with former Slovak national team player Filip Sebo and several other people had a conflict in a fast food restaurant They were noisy and aggressive according to the restaurant owner after he warned someone from their group that threw a chair at the head of another restaurant visitor 46 Damaged hotelWeiss was also present when SFZ had to pay a Hilton Hotel in Luxembourg City compensation for damaged property in October 2015 after most of the Slovak team celebrating a qualification for Euro 2016 damaged the property and required police cautioning at 4AM 47 Alcohol night driveOn 2 October 2016 6 45AM 6 days before an important qualification match against Slovenia police on patrol in Bratislava stopped a Mercedes G owned by Vladimir Weiss with 11 people on board Vladimir Weiss refused an alcohol test and spent 32 hours at a police station Slovak national team coach Jan Kozak subsequently banned him for 2 matches 48 Although he had criminal charges presented by the police against him the public prosecutor had found that Weiss did not commit the acts of which he was accused and hence he was not prosecuted or tried 49 Jan Kozak s resignation incidentWeiss was nominated for a double fixture against Czech Republic and Sweden on 13 and 16 October 2018 respectively 50 Weiss played in both games but was also involved in a controversy that had led to resignation of Jan Kozak then Slovakia s longest serving and most successful national team manager Weiss violated the code of conduct of national team player along with Martin Dubravka Michal Sulla Milan Skriniar Norbert Gyomber Ľubomir Satka and Stanislav Lobotka On the night of 13 October 2018 after a loss in Slovakia s second UEFA Nations League fixture and a derby match against Czech Republic 1 2 they left the hotel and went out missed the bedtime and violated the wellness policy regarding regeneration and rehabilitation They were allegedly noticed by Jan Kozak at about midnight admitting to the incident and apologising the next day Kozak resigned from the national team in the afternoon of 14 October revealing the details of his decision in a press conference on 18 October to avoid distractions during the preparation for the fixture against Sweden that was led by his former assistant Stefan Tarkovic on a caretaker basis Kozak cited his inability to work with the squad under such conditions as the primary reason as about a third of the squad was involved including players Kozak described as crucial for the future of Slovak football with Weiss among them The President of SFZ Jan Kovacik had punished the players by withholding any financial rewards for any future nominations and performances with the national team during the upcoming qualification cycle Kozak also revealed that upon inquiring the reasons for such conduct Weiss simply said that he doesn t know why 51 On 19 October SFZ published series of statements made by the concerned players in which they apologised and accepted their guilt 52 Weiss however did not provide a statement until the following day expressing his sincere apologies for damaging the reputation of Slovak football acknowledging the negative perception of the incident accepting the consequences and committing himself to improving the damaged trust He also stressed his apologies to Kozak and thanked him for his contributions 53 End of National team careerOn 21 November 2018 he announced his retirement from the national team at the age of 28 after an altercation with newly appointed national team coach Pavel Hapal 54 Weiss was angry after being left on the bench on Nations League matches against Ukraine and Czech Republic During the latter match he stormed off into the locker room mid match following Hapal s last substitution apparently quitting national as he did so 55 In February 2020 it was reported that Weiss and Hapal had met over a year after the incident and discussed Weiss future career prospects as he was released from his contract in Al Gharafa in December 2019 Following the meeting Hapal had confirmed that he will consider Weiss who in 2019 had re expressed a desire to play internationally in the national team nominations assuming he finds a club and performs sufficiently 56 Later in February Weiss had signed with Slovan Bratislava 57 Career statistics editClub edit As of 2 August 2023 58 Appearances and goals by club season and competition Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental TotalDivision Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsManchester City 2008 09 Premier League 1 0 1 02009 10 1 0 3 1 4 1Total 1 0 1 0 3 1 5 1Bolton Wanderers loan 2009 10 Premier League 13 0 13 0Rangers loan 2010 11 Scottish Premier League 23 5 2 0 4 0 6 0 35 5Espanyol loan 2011 12 La Liga 28 3 3 1 31 4Pescara 2012 13 Serie A 22 4 1 1 23 5Olympiacos 2013 14 Super League Greece 17 4 3 1 5 1 25 6Lekhwiya SC 2013 14 Qatar Stars League 7 4 0 0 7 1 14 52014 15 22 8 9 2 31 102015 16 14 8 0 0 14 8Total 43 20 0 0 16 3 59 23Al Gharafa 2015 16 Qatar Stars League 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 22016 17 21 10 0 0 21 102017 18 7 5 0 0 7 52018 19 19 8 5 2 1 0 25 102019 20 2 0 3 0 5 0Total 59 25 8 2 1 0 68 27Slovan Bratislava 2019 20 Slovak Super Liga 3 0 3 1 6 12020 21 17 3 4 2 21 52021 22 20 7 3 0 11 1 34 82022 23 20 9 6 1 11 2 37 122023 24 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3Total 60 19 16 4 25 6 101 29Career total 266 80 34 9 7 1 53 10 360 100International edit Scores and results list Slovakia s goal tally first score column indicates score after each Weiss goal List of international goals scored by Vladimir Weiss No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1 8 October 2010 Hanrapetakan Stadium Yerevan Armenia nbsp Armenia 1 1 1 3 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification2 29 February 2012 Bursa Ataturk Stadium Bursa Turkey nbsp Turkey 1 0 2 1 Friendly3 23 May 2014 NTC Senec Senec Slovakia nbsp Montenegro 1 0 2 0 Friendly4 27 March 2015 Stadion pod Dubnom Zilina Slovakia nbsp Luxembourg 2 0 3 0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification5 15 June 2016 Stade Pierre Mauroy Lille France nbsp Russia 1 0 2 1 UEFA Euro 20166 26 March 2017 Ta Qali National Stadium Ta Qali Malta nbsp Malta 1 0 3 1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification7 10 June 2017 LFF Stadium Vilnius Lithuania nbsp Lithuania 1 0 2 1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification8 10 June 2022 Dalga Arena Baku Azerbaijan nbsp Azerbaijan 1 0 1 0 2022 23 UEFA Nations League CHonours editRangers Scottish Premier League 2010 11 Scottish League Cup 2010 11Lekhwiya Qatar Stars League 2013 14 2014 15Slovan Bratislava Slovak Super Liga 2019 20 2020 21 2021 22 Slovnaft Cup 2019 20 2020 21 31 Individual Slovak Super Liga Player of the Season 2021 22 2023 23 Slovak Super Liga Team of the Season 2021 22 2022 23 Slovak Super Liga Player of the Month March 2022References edit Man City triumph in FA Youth Cup BBC Sport 16 April 2008 Retrieved 25 May 2009 Oscroft Tim 24 May 2009 City 1 0 Bolton Manchester City FC Archived from the original on 4 August 2008 Retrieved 25 May 2009 Man City 3 0 Arsenal BBC Sport 2 December 2009 Retrieved 2 December 2009 Weiss extends Man City contract BBC Sport 17 December 2009 Wanderers Sign Weiss Bolton Wanderers FC 25 January 2010 Archived from the original on 28 January 2010 Retrieved 25 January 2010 Bolton 1 0 Burnley BBC Sport 26 January 2010 Retrieved 26 January 2010 Man City s Weiss joins Gers as Jelavic deal nears end BBC Sport 19 August 2010 Hibernian 0 3 Rangers BBC Sport 22 August 2010 City 1 0 Bolton BBC 16 October 2010 Retrieved 21 March 2011 Forsyth Roddy 20 October 2010 Rangers 1 Valencia 1 match report The Telegraph Retrieved 21 March 2011 a b SMITH IMPRESSED BY DAZZLING WEISS dead link Sporting Life 26 December 2010 Rangers 4 Hamilton 0 BBC 15 January 2011 Retrieved 21 March 2011 Forsyth Roddy 20 March 2011 Celtic 1 Rangers 2 match report The Telegraph Retrieved 11 May 2011 Weiss wants Gers return Sky Sports 26 April 2011 Retrieved 11 May 2011 Macdonald Hugh 7 August 2015 Vladimir Weiss on the Old Firm the World Cup and football in the desert Herald Scotland Retrieved 13 December 2015 Moffat Colin 15 May 2011 Kilmarnock 1 5 Rangers BBC Sport Retrieved 13 December 2015 Espanyol salvages late draw to Athletic Fox Sports 4 February 2012 Weiss moves to Pescara ESPN 2 August 2012 Retrieved 23 August 2012 Wonder goal from Weiss ESPN FC 26 September 2012 Olympiacos signed Weiss Sport24 28 June 2013 Wood Graham 17 September 2013 Motta double helps PSG prevail at Olympiacos UEFA Retrieved 3 September 2014 Olympiacos announcement Olympiacos org 26 January 2014 VladimirWeiss sk Archived 21 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Former Rangers winger Weiss still free agent after Al Gharafa release Weiss unveiled as Al Gharafa new player Al Gharafa Sports Club 1 February 2016 Retrieved 17 June 2016 Kmotrik oznamil exkluzivnu novinku Weiss hracom Slovana Bratislava ProFutbal sk profutbal sk in Slovak Retrieved 16 February 2020 Druholigista si pochvaľoval treningy s Weissom Priniesol kvalitu aj motivaciu ProFutbal sk profutbal sk in Slovak Retrieved 16 February 2020 s SPORT SK s r o amp Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia a Fortuna liga by sa mala dohrat do konca juna Palencik Rozhodnutie UEFA je logicke Sport sk in Slovak Retrieved 12 May 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Kozak chysta hracov na restart Weiss zarezava naplno Pravda sk in Slovak 12 May 2020 Retrieved 12 May 2020 SLOVNAFT CUP Vo finale na NFS bude domacim timom MSK Zilina www futbalsfz sk in Slovak Retrieved 8 May 2021 a b Zilina vs Slovan Bratislava Soccerway 19 May 2021 Retrieved 1 June 2021 Oscroft Tim 9 August 2009 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Weiss Soccerway Retrieved 13 August 2019 External links editOfficial website Vladimir Weiss at Soccerbase nbsp 2010 FIFA World Cup profile Vladimir Weiss at National Football Teams com Vladimir Weiss FIFA competition record archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vladimir Weiss footballer born 1989 amp oldid 1187370580, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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