Death of Roland Weller, former president of Racing Club Strasbourg and Sporting Schiltigheim

President of Racing Club de Strasbourg in the 1990s, Roland Weller died on the morning of Monday January 23, 2023. An emblematic figure of Racing, he has kept a special place in the hearts of club supporters. The Alsatian also marked the history of Sporting Schiltigheim.

Roland Weller died on the morning of Monday 23 January 2023. Emblematic President of Racing Club de Strasbourg between 1994 and 1997, he remains the last manager before the sale of the club to the Mac Cormack group.

First at the head of the Alsacienne de restauration which he founded, he directed the Sporting Club de Schiltigheim from the 80 before presiding over Racing, which he regularly took to the European Cup. We owe him the League Cup victory in 1997 and a Coupe de France final two years earlier.

From his life as president of Schiltigheim, we will remember the formidable course of Sporting during the Coupe de France in 2003.

He will remain my president, but he is more than a president.

Jose Guerra

Former player of Racing Club de Strasbourg and coach of Sporting Schiltigheim

“Today I lost my mentorreacts José Guerra, who knew Roland Weller as a Racing player and coach of Schiltigheim. He will remain my president, but he is more than a president. We talked a lot, on a lot of subjects.

From Roland Weller, José Guerra will remember one thing: “His eyes during the fantastic epic of Schiltigheim in 2003.” Under his direction, the Greens will climb to the quarter-finals to create one of the greatest exploits in the history of Alsatian football.

Even though Roland Weller left Racing 25 years ago years, he remains an emblematic personality of the club, and still very much appreciated today. Witness the many tribute messages on Twitter: “A huge character of Alsatian football and Racing is gone. Rest in peace Mr Weller.”, tweets a Strasbourg supporter.

Several Internet users are already campaigning for a tribute to be paid to the former president of the club during the meeting between Racing and Toulouse. Coincidence of history, it was against this same team that “Schilik” had won his round of 16 of the Coupe de France, almost 20 years ago years to the day.

In 2017, for the 20 years of Racing’s success in the Coupe de la Ligue, our Rund Um team met Roland Weller for one of his last public appearances. A report that you can find below :

Roland Weller died in the nursing home where he lived, at the age of 84 ans.