Anton Weissenbacher (born 20 January 1965, in Baia Mare) is a former Romanian football right back, he was part of Steaua București squad, which won the European Cup in 1986, he also played in the Intercontinental Cup final in the same year.[1][2] When he left Romania, during the 90s he went to play in Germany, in an amateur league and there he finished his career.[1][2] He coached several amateur teams in Germany, including SV Mehring.[1][2]

Anton Weissenbacher
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-01-20) 20 January 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1985 FC Baia Mare 48 (2)
1985–1987 Steaua București 43 (5)
1987–1988 Universitatea Craiova 9 (0)
1988–1991 Bihor Oradea 68 (8)
1991–1999 Eintracht Trier
Total 168 (15)
International career
Romania U-21 8 (0)
Romania Olympic Team 7 (0)
1987 Romania 1 (0)
Managerial career
SV Mehring
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

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Anton Weissenbacher played one friendly game at international level for Romania, making his appearance on 8 April 1987 when coach Emerich Jenei used him in a 3–2 home victory against Israel.[3][4]

Honours

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Club

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Steaua București

Eintracht Trier

Individual

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  • Total matches played in Romanian First League: 164 matches – 15 goals
  • European Cups: 4 matches – 0 goals
  • Romania U-21 8 matches – 0 goals
  • Romania Olympic Team 7 matches – 0 goals
  • Romania national football team 1 matches – 0 goals

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Fost campion al Europei, acum betonist! Anton Weissenbacher nu s-ar mai întoarce în România" [Former European champion, now a concrete mixer! Anton Weissenbacher would not return to Romania] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Fost câștigător al CCE cu Steaua, Weissenbacher revine după două decenii acasă: "Pe unii dintre colegi nu i-am văzut de 30 de ani!"" [Former CCE winner with Steaua, Weissenbacher returns home after two decades: "I haven't seen some of my colleagues for 30 years!"] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Anton Weissenbacher". European Football. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Romania 3-2 Israel". European Football. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Anton Weissenbacher at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  6. ^ "Intercontinental Club Cup 1986". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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