Jeff Strasser
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Jeff Strasser (born 5 October 1974) is a Luxembourgish former professional football player and the current manager of 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[1] 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.[2] On 31 July 2007, he signed a two-year contract with FC Metz and was released after his contract ended on 30 June 2009,[3] On 17 July 2009, he returned to Luxembourg on 17 July 2009, signing a two-year contract with CS Fola Esch.[4] However, the move only lasted 17 days before Strasser moved to Grasshopper, signing a one-year contract on 15 August 2009.
International career
Strasser made his debut for Luxembourg in an October 1993 World Cup qualification match against Greece.[5] He scored seven goals over 98 appearances for Luxembourg.[6] He played in 29 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[7] 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
On 17 May 2010, he was appointed as youth manager of CS Fola Esch.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] A week later, it was announced that due to ongoing health problems, Strasser will no longer be active as manager for 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[11]
On 16 August 2018, it was announced that Strasser had returned to manage Fola Esch.[12]
Career statistics
International goals
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| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 October 2000 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Slovenia | flag alias = Flag of Slovenia.svg | link alias-army = Slovenian Ground Force | link alias-military=Slovenian Armed Forces | flag alias-military=Flag of the Slovenian Armed Forces.svg | flag alias-naval=Naval Jack of Slovenia.svg | link alias-naval=Slovenian Navy | link-alias-navy=Slovenian Navy | link alias-air force = Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence | size = | variant = | name = | altlink = national football team
}} || 1–2 || Loss || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | 17 April 2002 | Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Liechtenstein | flag alias = Flag of Liechtenstein.svg | flag alias-1719 = Flag of Liechtenstein (1719-1852).svg | flag alias-1852 = Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg | flag alias-1921 = Flag of Liechtenstein (1921–1937).svg | flag alias-1937 = Flag of Liechtenstein (1937–1982).svg | size = | name = | variant = | altlink = national football team
}} || 3–3 || Draw || Friendly | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | 30 April 2003 | Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest, Hungary | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Hungary | flag alias = Flag of Hungary.svg | flag alias-1848 = Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg | flag alias-1849 = Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg | flag alias-1867 = Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg | flag alias-1869 = Flag of Hungary (1869-1874).svg | flag alias-1874 = Flag of Hungary (1874-1896).svg | flag alias-1896 = Flag of Hungary (1896-1915; angels).svg | flag alias-1915 = Flag of Hungary (1915-1918; angels).svg | flag alias-1918 = Flag of Hungary (1918-1919).svg | flag alias-1919 = Flag of Hungary (1919).svg | flag alias-1920 = Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg | flag alias-1946 = Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg | flag alias-1949 = Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg | flag alias-1956 = Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg | flag alias-1957 = Flag of Hungary.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Hungary with arms (state).svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Hungary.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Hungary.svg | Hungarian River Guard | flag alias-military = Flag of the Hungarian Defence Forces.svg | link alias-military = Hungarian Defence Forces | flag alias-army = War Flag of Hungary.svg | link alias-army = Hungarian Ground Forces | link alias-air force = Hungarian Air Force | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Hungary.svg | Hungarian River Guard | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 5–1 || Loss || Friendly |
| 4. | 19 August 2003 | Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Malta | flag alias = Flag of Malta.svg | flag alias-1875 = Flag of Malta (1875–1898).svg | flag alias-1898 = Flag of Malta (1898–1923).svg | flag alias-1923 = Flag of Malta (1923–1943).svg | flag alias-1943 = Flag of Malta (1943–1964).svg | flag alias-unofficial-1943 = Flag of Malta (1943).svg | flag alias-colonial = Flag of Malta (1943-1964).svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Malta.svg | link alias-naval = Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta | link alias-navy = Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta | flag alias-navy =Naval Jack of Malta.svg | flag alias-1814 = 19th Century Flag of Malta.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 1–1 || Draw || Friendly | ||||||||||||||
| 5. | 18 August 2004 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Slovakia | flag alias = Flag of Slovakia.svg | flag alias-1939 = Flag of Slovakia (1939–1945).svg | flag alias-1990 = Flag of Slovakia (1939–1945).svg | Slovak Ground Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 3–1 || Loss || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | 10 September 2008 | Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Switzerland | flag alias = Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg | link alias-army = Swiss Army | link alias-air force = Swiss Air Force | size = | size flag alias = 23x16px | sizebig flag alias = 25px | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 1–2 || Win || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | 3 March 2010 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Azerbaijan | flag alias = Flag of Azerbaijan.svg | flag alias-1918 = Flag of Azerbaijan 1918.svg | flag alias-1991 = Flag of Azerbaijan (1991–2013).svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Flag of Azerbaijan.svg | link alias-naval = Azerbaijani Navy | flag alias-army = Flag of Azerbaijani Land Forces.svg | link alias-army = Azerbaijani Land Forces | flag alias-air force = AzAF Flag of Azerbaijan.png | link alias-air force = Azerbaijani Air Force | flag alias-navy = Naval Flag of Azerbaijan.svg | link alias-navy = Azerbaijani Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 1–2 || Loss || Friendly |
Managerial statistics
As of 3 August 2023.
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Template:Flagicon Fola Esch (player-manager) | 2 November 2010 | 22 December 2010 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 66.67 |
| Template:Flagicon Fola Esch | 1 July 2012 | 26 September 2017 | 166 | 107 | 32 | 27 | 394 | 182 | +212 | 64.46 |
| Template:Flagicon 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 27 September 2017 | 31 January 2018 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 18.18 |
| Template:Flagicon Fola Esch | 16 August 2018 | 30 June 2020 | 49 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 138 | 55 | +83 | 63.27 |
| Template:Flagicon Swift Hesperange | 1 July 2020 | 14 October 2020 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 42.86 |
| Template:Flagicon Jeunesse Esch | 1 July 2021 | 30 June 2022 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 48.39 |
| Template:Flagicon Progrès Niederkorn | 1 July 2022 | Present | 37 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 80 | 40 | +40 | 67.57 |
| Total | 304 | 185 | 57 | 62 | 689 | 335 | +354 | 60.86 | ||
References
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