Keith Weller

Infobox Football biography
playername= Keith Weller
fullname = Keith Weller
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date|1946|6|11|df=y
cityofbirth = Islington, London
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = death date and age|2004|11|13|1946|6|11|df=y
height =
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder / Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1964-1967
1967-1970
1970-1971
1971-1978
1978-1980
1980-1983
1984
clubs = Tottenham Hotspur
Millwall
Chelsea
Leicester City
New England Tea Men
Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Fort Lauderdale Sun
caps(goals) = 021 (1)
121 (40)
038 (14)
262 (37)
072 (18)
064 (6)
nationalyears = 1973-1974
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 004 (1)
manageryears = 1984
1989-1992
1994-1997
managerclubs = Fort Lauderdale Sun
Houston Dynamo
Dallas Sidekicks "(indoor)"
San Diego Sockers "(indoor)"
Tacoma Stars "(indoor)"
Sacramento Knights "(indoor)"
pcupdate = 10 May 2008
ntupdate = 16:54, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Keith Weller (11 June 1946 - 13 November 2004) was an English footballer. He is considered to be one of five greatest ever Leicester City players. Following seven operations for cancer, he died in the United States in 2004 aged 58.

England

A midfielder/striker who played during the 1960s and 1970s, Weller's clubs included Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall, Chelsea and Leicester City. He served his apprenticeship with Spurs before signing for Millwall in June 1967, making his debut against Blackburn Rovers on 19 August 1967. Playing just behind or alongside Derek Possee, Weller showed great skill on the ball, and possessed blistering pace which quickly established him as a fan favourite. Weller signed for Chelsea in 1970 for £100,000.

Weller signed for Leicester City in 1971, and played there for eight seasons. He won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with Chelsea in 1971 and won four caps for England, scoring one goal.cite news
title = Leicester legend Weller mourned
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/4009295.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2004-11-13
accessdate = 2008-01-06]

NASL

In 1978, Weller signed with the New England Tea Men of the North American Soccer League. In 1980 after eighteen games, the Tea Men traded Weller to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. He remained with the Strikers through the end of the 1983 season. At the end of the season, the Strikers moved to Minnesota, but Weller remained in Florida.

USL

In 1984, he became a player-coach with the Fort Lauderdale Sun of the second division United Soccer League (USL).

Indoor soccer

He went on to coach the Houston Dynamo, Dallas Sidekicks, San Diego Sockers, Tacoma Stars and Sacramento Knights, nearly all indoor teams.

Following his retirement from coaching, he settled in Seattle, Washington where he owned a coffee shop and served as a news station broadcast van driver.

References

External links

* [http://www.nobok.co.uk/page/FootballBio/0,,10301~792699,00.html Obituary]
* [http://www.millwallfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HallOfFame/0,,10367~92651,00.html Keith Weller Millwall Hall Of Fame]