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Keith Weller

Keith Weller

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Career

England

Weller played during the 1960s and 1970s, his 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, he showed his blistering pace, which quickly established him as a fan favourite. Weller signed for Chelsea in 1970 for £100,000. Playing on the right wing, Weller was Chelsea's top scorer in the 1970–71 season and helped them to a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup victory in 1971. Despite this he was sold on for the same £100,000 fee that Chelsea paid. Weller signed for Leicester City in 1971, and played there for eight seasons. He won four caps for England, scoring one goal against Northern Ireland in the 1973–74 British Home Championship.

United States

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 in exchange for Arnie Mausser. On 4 February 1983, the Strikers loaned Weller to the Tulsa Roughnecks during the NASL indoor season. He was back with the Strikers in April 1983 and played out the season with them. At the end of the season, the Strikers moved to Minnesota, but Weller remained in Florida. On 2 April 1984, he became a player-coach with the Fort Lauderdale Sun of the second division United Soccer League (USL). He returned…

Club
Tulsa Roughnecks (1983–1983)
Club
Fort Lauderdale Sun (1984–1984)
Club
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (1964–1967)
Club
Chelsea F.C. (1970–1971)
Club
New England Tea Men (1978–1980)
Club
Leicester City F.C. (1971–1978)
Club
Millwall F.C. (1967–1970)
Club
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1980–1983)
Club
England men's national association football team (1973–1974)
League
North American Soccer League

Personal

Personal life and death

Following his retirement from coaching, he settled in Seattle, where he owned a coffee shop and served as a news station broadcast van driver. He died of leiomyosarcoma, a relatively rare type of cancer, in 2004 aged 58.

Legacy

Honours

Chelsea

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1971 Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Soccer Bowl: runner-up 1980 Fort Lauderdale Sun

USL Championship: 1984

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

English footballer (1946–2004)

Position

midfielder

Extract from Wikipedia

Keith Weller was an English footballer who played as a midfielder or striker. He is considered to be one of Leicester City's greatest-ever players.

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