Vladimír Weiss (born 22 September 1964) is a Slovak football manager and former player. He currently serves as the manager of Slovan Bratislava, in his second spell with the club.[1] He was the manager of the Georgian national team from 2016 to 2020, also managing Slovakia between 2008 and 2012.[2][3]
Weiss played for Inter Bratislava at club level. At international level, he played for the national teams of Czechoslovakia, playing at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, later Slovakia at international level.[4]
As the coach of Artmedia Bratislava Weiss won the Slovak Corgoň Liga and reached the group stage in the 2005–06 season of UEFA Champions League. He managed FC Saturn Moscow Oblast from February 2006 to June 2007.
In 2008, Weiss became head coach of the Slovakia national team.[5] On 14 October 2009, he led the team to the historic success of Slovakia's first-ever qualification for a major tournament, with Slovakia winning the qualifying group thanks to beating Poland 1–0 in an away match in the final qualifying game. On 24 June 2010, he led his Slovakia side to the World Cup last 16 after a 3–2 win over Italy. In late January 2012, he parted ways with Slovakia on his own accord following the team's failure to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2012.[6] Weiss then worked in Kazakhstan, in the football club of Almaty, FC Kairat, which is very famous throughout the CIS. He left Kairat at the end of November 2015.[7] Weiss took over as manager of the Georgia national team in March 2016 and resigned in November 2020.
His son, also named Vladimír Weiss, plays for Slovan Bratislava, having also appeared in Premier League, La Liga and Serie A. His father, also named Vladimír Weiss, was a footballer who represented Czechoslovakia and is a silver Olympic medalist from 1964 Summer Olympics.
As a young man in socialist Czechoslovakia, Weiss completed his compulsory military service in Komárno.[8]
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