Jeff Strasser
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeff Strasser | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Fola Esch (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mondorf-les-Bains | |||
| 1992–1993 | Union Luxembourg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1999 | Metz | 67 | (1) |
| 1999–2002 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 81 | (7) |
| 2002–2006 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 113 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Strasbourg | 26 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Metz | 39 | (0) |
| 2009 | Fola Esch | 2 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Grasshopper | 9 | (0) |
| 2010 | Fola Esch | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 338 | (13) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1993–2010 | Luxembourg | 98 | (7) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010 | Fola Esch (youth) | ||
| 2010– | Fola Esch | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March 2010 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 July 2009 (UTC) |
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Jeff Strasser (born 5 October 1974) is a retired Luxembourgian footballer, who currently manages CS Fola Esch.
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 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. On 31 July 2007, he signed a two-year contract with FC Metz and was released after his contract ended on 30 June 2009, On 17 July 2009, he returned to Luxembourg on 17 July 2009, signing a two-year contract with CS Fola Esch. However, the move only lasted 17 days before Strasser moved to Grasshopper, signing a one-year contract on 15 August 2009.
Strasser made his debut for Luxembourg in an October 1993 World Cup qualification match against Greece. As of December 2008, he had earned a record 88 caps, scoring six goals. He played in 29 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. He has been Luxembourg's all-time record cap-holder, since taking over from Carlo Weis in November 2008.
On 17 May 2010, he was appointed as youth manager of CS Fola Esch. On 4 December 2010, he was promoted to the Fola Esch senior team, along with Cyril Serredszum.
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