Anton Weissenbacher (born 20 January 1965) is a former

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right back who was part of Steaua București's squad that won the

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, also playing in the

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final of the same year. When he left Romania, during the early 1990s he went to play in

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in an amateur league and there he finished his career. Afterwards he coached several amateur teams in Germany, including

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Club career

Anton Weissenbacher was born on 20 January 1965 in

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, Romania, being of

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descent. He made his

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debut on 16 November 1983, playing for

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in a 4–0 home win against Politehnica Iași. In 1985 he went to play for Steaua București where in his first season, he helped the club win the title, contributing with one goal scored in the 15 league appearances given to him by coach

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who also used him in one match from the historical

campaign, appearing in the last minutes of the 3–0 win from the semi-finals with

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. He started the 1986–87 season by playing in both legs from the 3–1 loss with Anderlecht from the second round of the

, then appearing in all the minutes in the 1–0 loss from the

in front of River Plate, by the end of it helping Steaua win The Double, coaches Jenei and

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giving him 29 league appearances in which he scored four goals, including one in a 1–1 with

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, also he was sent at half-time in order to replace Niță Cireașă in the 1–0 victory from the Cupa României final over Dinamo. Afterwards, Weissenbacher went to play for Universitatea Craiova where he made his fourth and last appearance in a European competition, a 3–2 win over Chaves from the first round of the

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. After only one season he left Craiova to go at Bihor Oradea where he spent three seasons, making his last Divizia A appearance on 2 June 1991 in a 4–1 home win over

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, having a total of 168 matches with 15 goals scored in the competition. In 1991 he left Romania to work in Germany but he also played football in the lower leagues for

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until 1999, the highlight of this period being the elimination of

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and

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in the

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campaign as the team reached the semi-finals where they were eliminated by

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International career

Between 1984 and 1987, Anton Weissenbacher made eight appearances for Romania's under-21 squad and seven for the

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side. He played one friendly game at international level for Romania's national team, making his appearance on 8 April 1987 when coach

used him in a 3–2 home victory against

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Coaching career

After he ended his career, Anton Weissenbacher coached for a while the amateur team,

and one of the players of the team was his son, Rolland.

Honours

Steaua București *

: 1985–86, 1986–87 *

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: 1986–87 *

: 1985–86 *

runner-up:

Eintracht Trier * Oberliga Südwest: 1993–94

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weissenbacher, Anton 1965 births Living people Romanian men's footballers Romania men's under-21 international footballers Olympic footballers for Romania CS Minaur Baia Mare (football) players FCSB players CS Universitatea Craiova players FC Bihor Oradea (1958) players SV Eintracht Trier 05 players Liga I players Romanian people of German descent Men's association football defenders Romania men's international footballers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Romanian expatriate men's footballers Romanian football managers Romanian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Germany Footballers from Baia Mare 20th-century Romanian sportsmen