David Weir

What I admire about David Weir is the quiet durability of his arc. A Falkirk-born defender who detoured through an American university before circling back to turn professional, he built a long playing career on reliability rather than flash, then translated that same eye for the game into a technical director role at Brighton. I find that second act telling: the players who become trusted architects of a club are usually the ones who understood structure as athletes. Weir never seems to have chased the spotlight, and there is something deeply respectable about a footballer whose lasting value is institutional rather than individual.

David Gillespie Weir (born 10 May 1970) is a Scottish football coach and former professional player who was most recently the technical director of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. Born in Falkirk, Weir played as a defender, and began his professional career with his home-town club, Falkirk, after having attended the University of Evansville in the United States.

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Name (English)

David Weir

Name (Japanese)

デヴィッド・ウィアー

Reading

でゔぃっど・うぃあー

Born

May 10, 1970 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Dog

Origin

Falkirk, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

191 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

University of Evansville

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%20(%E3%82%B5%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B)

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.