René Weiler (born 13 September 1973) is a Swiss professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Major League Soccer club D.C. United.
Playing career Weiler started his career 1990 with FC Winterthur, the club of his hometown, playing in the Challenge League. In 1992, he moved to FC Aarau who at the time were in the Swiss Super League. After only one season he changed sides with Servette FC, playing two seasons in Geneva and 41 games. From the 1996 season onwards, he played for FC Zürich for two seasons. He ended his career with his youth club FC Winterthur from 1998 to 2001. He retired in 2002.
International career Weiler played one game for the Swiss national team, a 2–1 defeat against Russia on 10 February 1997.Switzerland vs. Russia 1 - 2
Coaching career Winterthur Weiler became an assistant coach for Winterthur on 1 March 2001. He was interim head coach from June 2001 to July 2001 and from January 2002 to February 2002.
St. Gallen He was head coach of St. Gallen between 9 October 2007 and 28 October 2007.
Aarau Weiler became head coach of Aarau on 13 April 2011. He left Aarau on 21 May 2014.
1. FC Nürnberg Weiler became the new head coach of 1. FC Nürnberg on 12 November 2014.
RSC Anderlecht He became the head coach of RSC Anderlecht on 1 July 2016. On 18 September 2017, he was sacked following a 3–0 away defeat to Bayern in the Champions League.
FC Luzern He managed FC Luzern from 2018 to 2019.
Al Ahly In 2019, he became the manager of Egyptian club Al Ahly. On 1 October 2020, Weiler departed Al Ahly after winning the Egyptian Premier League and Egyptian Super Cup.
Kashima Antlers On 10 December 2021, he was appointed as the new manager of J1 League club Kashima Antlers ahead of the 2022 season.
On 7 August 2022, he departed the club by mutual consent.
Servette FC On 20 March 2023, Servette FC announced Weiler as their coach for the upcoming season, taking over duties from Alain Geiger. On 2 June 2024, he won the Swiss Cup following a penalty shoot-out against FC Lugano in the final, giving Servette their first title in over 20 years. In an interview immediately after the final, he announced that he would be stepping down from his position as head coach, while still remaining at the club. On 11 June 2024, he was confirmed as Servette's new sporting director.
D.C. United On 16 July 2025, D.C. United announced Weiler as the new head coach.
Managerial statistics
TeamFromToRecordSt. Gallen (Caretaker) 13 April 2005 29 April 2005St. Gallen U21 (Caretaker) 1 July 2006 25 October 2007FC Schaffhausen 1 July 2009 13 April 2011FC Aarau 14 April 2011 30 June 20141. FC Nürnberg 12 November 2014 30 June 2016R.S.C. Anderlecht 1 July 2016 18 September 2017FC Luzern 1 July 2018 17 February 2019Al Ahly SC 31 August 2019 1 October 2020Kashima Antlers 1 February 2022 7 August 2022Servette FC 1 July 2023 10 June 2024D.C. United 16 July 2025 PresentTotal
Honours Club Aarau Swiss Challenge League: 2012–13
RSC Anderlecht Jupiler Pro League: 2016–17 Belgian Supercup: 2017
Al Ahly Egyptian Premier League: 2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup: 2018
Servette Swiss Cup: 2023–24
Individual
Belgian Professional Manager of the Year: 2016-17
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