Radu Nunweiller
Radu Nunweiller ( born November 16, 1944 in Bucharest ) is a former Romanian football player and a former Swiss coach. He played 333 games in the highest Romanian football league, the Divizia A, and participated in the World Cup 1970. After the end of his career he was active in Switzerland as a coach.
Playing career
Nunweiller began his career in 1957 at Tânărul Dinamovist Bucharest. From there he was appointed to the Romanian Youth National Team, from which emerged in 1962 Viitorul Bucharest in the year. For Viitorul he completed on October 21, 1962 against Steaua Bucharest his first game in Divizia A. It should remain in this season its only because Viitorul broke up already during the winter break again. 1963 Nunweiller got the opportunity, equal to a Romanian top club, namely to change Dinamo Bucharest. After he was used sporadically only in the second half in his first season, he got more match practice in the following years and in 1969 was a regular player. Nunweiller Dinamo won with five times the Romanian championship and a Romanian Cups and scored in 22 European games 6 goals, before he moved to league rivals Corvinul Hunedoara 1976. After the descent of Corvinul in the Divizia B at the end of the 1978/79 season, he did not have with only two appearances in the first round can prevent Nunweiller ended his career.
National
Nunweiller appearances for the Romanian national football team 42 games in which he scored two goals. He made his debut on September 21, 1966 against East Germany, where he played with his brother Ion. National trainer Angelo Niculescu Nunweiller nominated for the FIFA World Cup 1970 in Mexico, where he was employed in all three games. Furthermore graduated Nunweiller 12 caps for the U23 national team of Romania, without having been there successfully as a scorer.
Coaching career
After the end of his active career Nunweiller wandered with his family to Switzerland, whose nationality he accepted. In 1982, he became the FC Martigny-Sports as a coach, who played in the first league. With Martigny he rose in 1983 in the National League B and then finished 4th, so that he received an offer from Lausanne-Sports, who played in the National League A. After the expected results had not been set, his contract was not renewed in 1987, and Nunweiller returned to Martigny. In 1989 he took over the Étoile Carouge FC from the National League B, but took over after a year the league rivals CS Chênois. With Chênois he dismounted, but could for the immediate revival even knock on the door to the National League A. After the renewed decline in 1995 he left Chênois and was assistant coach of Servette FC Genève, later of Lausanne-Sports, where he again took over in 2001 the post of head coach. After termination, promotion and relegation in the National League B but he left Lausanne a year later.
Beginning of 2003, he returned Nunweiller back to Romania and took over during the winter break UTA Arad in a relegation battle Divizia A, where he was but was released after three months on 17 April 2003, despite initial successes again. Nunweiller returned to Switzerland and took over Yverdon -Sport FC in the Challenge League. After promotion to the Super League, he was released on 22 August 2005, after Yverdon had only taken one point from six games. In the 2009/10 season he was an assistant coach at Neuchâtel Xamax.
Achievements
As a player
- World Cup participants: 1970
- Romanian champion: 1964, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975
- Romanian Cup Winners: 1964
As a coach
- Promotion to the Super League and National League A: 2005
- Promotion to the Challenge League and National League B: 1983, 1992
Relationship
Radu Nunweiller comes from a football family: All of his six brothers were active footballers, including ion was also national players and Lică also in Divizia A active. To avoid confusion with his brothers, Radu was performed in the Romanian sports press as Nunweiller VI.