Hailing from the legendary FC Koln, a former professional soccer player with a large fan base, Patrick Weiser inspires and develops the talents of International Soccer Academy’s youth soccer players as Head Coach of the FC Schalke 04 Integrated Academy.

With a prestigious career as a professional player and as a UEFA Pro licensed coach, Patrick has excelled both on the field and in the coaching arena.

A right-back as well as a midfielder, Patrick Weiser played 270 matches in the Bundesliga, 7 in the UEFA Cup, 16 in DFB-Pokal games, and 39 in Ligue 1. Suiting up for VfL Wolfsburg, 1.FC Koln, and Stade Rennes, Patrick’s career began as a youth player at FC Koln where is also played matches in the Oberliga and Regionalliga Nord.

As a coach, he has a proven record of guiding players from the academy to the pro levels.

Before coaching our FC Schalke 04 Integrated U18s last season and arranging 15 American youth soccer players to sign contracts in Europe, Patrick was the Head Coach of the Bayer Leverkusen U19 team. As a coach, he has a proven record of guiding players from academy to pro levels and is poised to shape our players on and off the pitch.

Soccer runs in Patrick’s family – his son is Mitchell Weiser, a professional soccer player who has played for Bundesliga’s Hertha Berlin, Bayern Munich and is currently with Werder Bremen.