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{{Short description|Luxembourgish football player and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jeff Strasser
| image = Strasser2.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|10|5}}
| birth_place = [[Mondorf-les-Bains]], Luxembourg
| height = 1.90 m
| position = [[Centre back]]
| currentclub = [[FC Progrès Niederkorn|Progrès Niederkorn]] (manager)
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = Mondorf-les-Bains
| youthyears2 = 1992–1993
| youthclubs2 = [[Union Luxembourg]]
| years1 = 1993–1999
| clubs1 = [[FC Metz|Metz]]
| caps1 = 67
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 1999–2002
| clubs2 = [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]
| caps2 = 81
| goals2 = 7
| years3 = 2002–2006
| clubs3 = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
| caps3 = 113
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2006–2007
| clubs4 = [[RC Strasbourg|Strasbourg]]
| caps4 = 26
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2007–2009
| clubs5 = [[FC Metz|Metz]]
| caps5 = 39
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2009
| clubs6 = [[CS Fola Esch|Fola Esch]]
| caps6 = 2
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2009–2010
| clubs7 = [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshopper]]
| caps7 = 9
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2010
| clubs8 = [[CS Fola Esch|Fola Esch]]
| caps8 = 1
| goals8 = 0
| totalcaps = 338
| totalgoals = 13
| nationalyears1 = 1993–2010
| nationalteam1 = [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]]
| nationalcaps1 = 98
| nationalgoals1 = 7
| manageryears1 = 2010
| managerclubs1 = [[CS Fola Esch|Fola Esch]] (player-manager)
| manageryears2 = 2010–2012
| managerclubs2 = [[CS Fola Esch|Fola Esch]] (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2012–2017
| managerclubs3 = [[CS Fola Esch|Fola Esch]]
| managerclubs4 = [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]
| manageryears4 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs5 = [[CS Fola Esch|Fola Esch]]
| manageryears5 = 2018–2020
| managerclubs6 = [[FC Swift Hesperange|Swift Hesperange]]
| manageryears6 = 2020
| managerclubs7 = [[Jeunesse Esch]]
| manageryears7 = 2021–2022
| manageryears8 = 2022–
| managerclubs8 = [[FC Progrès Niederkorn|Progrès Niederkorn]]
}}
'''Jeff Strasser''' (born 5 October 1974) is a Luxembourgish former professional [[Association football|football]] player and the current manager of [[FC Progrès Niederkorn|Progrès Niederkorn]].

==Club career==
As one of the rare successful professional footballers from Luxembourg, Strasser has made a fairly successful career in French and German first divisions. After playing for French side [[FC Metz]] in [[Ligue 1]] between 1993 and 1999, he moved to German [[Bundesliga]] side [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]] and spent three seasons with the club before leaving it for [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] in 2002. With the two German clubs, he spent seven seasons in Bundesliga<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/strasserdata.html | title = Jeff Strasser - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 24 August 2017| publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]]}}</ref> and was a regular in each of the seven seasons, making a total of 194 appearances and scoring 10 goals in the league.

In August 2006, he moved to French [[Ligue 2]] side [[RC Strasbourg]].<ref>[http://hallo.news352.lu/?p=edito&id=3582 Jeff Strasser wechselt zu Fola Esch] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722155020/http://hallo.news352.lu/?p=edito&id=3582 |date=22 July 2011 }}</ref> On 31 July 2007, he signed a two-year contract with FC Metz and was released after his contract ended on 30 June 2009,<ref>[http://www.fcmetz.com/fiche-joueur.php?id=139 Player profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315060441/http://fcmetz.com/fiche-joueur.php?id=139 |date=15 March 2009 }} - FC Metz</ref> On 17 July 2009, he returned to Luxembourg on 17 July 2009, signing a two-year contract with [[CS Fola Esch]].<ref>[http://www.fola.lu/?q=rubrique/accueil/news/jeff-strasser-au-fola Jeff Strasser au FOLA !!!]</ref> However, the move only lasted 17 days before Strasser moved to [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshopper]], signing a one-year contract on 15 August 2009.

==International career==
Strasser made his debut for [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]] in an October 1993 World Cup qualification match against [[Greece national football team|Greece]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/strasser-intl.html | title = Jeff Strasser - International Appearances | first = Roberto | last = Mamrud | date = 24 August 2017| publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]]}}</ref> He scored seven goals over 98 appearances for Luxembourg.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lux-recintlp.html Appearances for Luxembourg National Team] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429190217/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/lux-recintlp.html |date=29 April 2008 }} - RSSSF</ref> He played in 29 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080914070818/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=95633/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA</ref> He took over from [[Carlo Weis]] as most-capped Luxembourg men's football player in November 2008, until [[Mario Mutsch]] earned his 99th cap in September 2018.

==Managerial career==
<!--After Strasser announced his retirement -->On 17 May 2010, he was appointed as youth manager of [[CS Fola Esch]].<ref>[http://www.tageblatt.lu/sports/41070.html Jeff Strasser beendet Profi-Karriere] {{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On 4 December 2010, he was promoted to the Fola Esch senior team, managing briefly in November 2010 along with Cyril Serredszum, who later took on the job alone.<ref>[http://www.wort.lu/wort/web/sport/artikel/2010/12/132509/serredszum-soll-trainer-strasser-unterstuetzen.php wort.lu | Artikel | Serredszum unterstützt Jeff Strasser] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225130229/http://www.wort.lu/wort/web/sport/artikel/2010/12/132509/serredszum-soll-trainer-strasser-unterstuetzen.php |date=25 December 2010 }}</ref> Strasser took the job permanently himself in 2012, taking Fola Esch to their first wins in the [[UEFA Europa League]] before leaving in 2017 to take over [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]].

On 24 January 2018, in a game against [[SV Darmstadt 98]], Strasser was rushed to hospital after suffering a medical emergency at half-time. Reports in German media claimed that Strasser had suffered a heart attack and the game was immediately abandoned.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/german-match-abandoned-kaiserslautern-coach-taken-to/1mp6jmmq0xyfn13mqgc9w2p6fh| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180128174729/http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/german-match-abandoned-kaiserslautern-coach-taken-to/1mp6jmmq0xyfn13mqgc9w2p6fh| archive-date = 2018-01-28| title = Match abandoned with Kaiserslautern boss hospitalised {{!}} Goal.com}} </ref> A week later, it was announced that due to ongoing health problems, Strasser will no longer be active as manager for 1. FC Kaiserslautern.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fck.de/de/michael-frontzeck-uebernimmt-das-fck-traineramt/|title=Michael Frontzeck übernimmt das FCK-Traineramt|website=fck.de |date=1 February 2018|access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref>

On 16 August 2018, it was announced that Strasser had returned to manage Fola Esch.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Communication |url=https://www.csfola.lu/news/communication-officielle-14759/ |website=CS Fola Esch |access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International goals===
:Source:<ref>[http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=20254 Football PLAYER: Jeff Strasser]</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 7 October 2000 || [[Stade Josy Barthel]], [[Luxembourg City|Luxembourg]], Luxembourg || {{fb|SLO}} || 1–2 || Loss || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 2. || 17 April 2002 || [[Stade Alphonse Theis]], [[Hesperange]], Luxembourg || {{fb|LIE}} || 3–3 || Draw || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 3. || 30 April 2003 || [[Puskás Ferenc Stadium|Stadium Puskás Ferenc]], [[Budapest]], Hungary || {{fb|HUN}} || 5–1 || Loss || Friendly
|-
| 4. || 19 August 2003 || [[Stade de la Frontière]], [[Esch-sur-Alzette]], Luxembourg || {{fb|MLT}} || 1–1 || Draw || Friendly
|-
| 5. || 18 August 2004 || [[Tehelné pole]], [[Bratislava]], Slovakia || {{fb|SVK}} || 3–1 || Loss || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 6. || 10 September 2008 || [[Letzigrund]], [[Zürich]], Switzerland || {{fb|SUI}} || 1–2 || Win || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 7. || 3 March 2010 || [[Stade Josy Barthel]], [[Luxembourg City|Luxembourg]], Luxembourg || {{fb|AZE}} || 1–2 || Loss || Friendly
|}

== Managerial statistics ==
''As of 3 August 2023.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+
! rowspan="2" |Team
! rowspan="2" |From
! rowspan="2" |To
! colspan="8" |Record
|-
!G
!W
!D
!L
!GF
!GA
!GD
!Win %
|-
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[CS Fola Esch|Fola Esch]] (player-manager)
|2 November 2010
|22 December 2010
|3
|2
|0
|1
|6
|3
| +3
|66.67
|-
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[CS Fola Esch|Fola Esch]]
|1 July 2012
|26 September 2017
|166
|107
|32
|27
|394
|182
| +212
|64.46
|-
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|Germany}} [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]
|27 September 2017
|31 January 2018
|11
|2
|4
|5
|12
|16
| -4
|18.18
|-
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[CS Fola Esch|Fola Esch]]
|16 August 2018
|30 June 2020
|49
|31
|8
|10
|138
|55
| +83
|63.27
|-
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[FC Swift Hesperange|Swift Hesperange]]
|1 July 2020
|14 October 2020
|7
|3
|2
|2
|12
|9
| +3
|42.86
|-
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[Jeunesse Esch]]
|1 July 2021
|30 June 2022
|31
|15
|5
|11
|46
|30
| +16
|48.39
|-
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[FC Progrès Niederkorn|Progrès Niederkorn]]
|1 July 2022
|''Present''
|37
|25
|6
|6
|80
|40
| +40
|67.57
|-
! colspan="3" |Total
!304
!185
!57
!62
!689
!335
!+354
!60.86
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Worldfootball.net|jeff-strasser}}
*{{Fussballdaten|jeff-strasser}}
*{{NFT player|pid=3953}}
*{{LFP|id=strasser-jeff}}

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