Oliver Weiss is a German-born, U.S.-based soccer coach, working primarily at the NCAA level. He was the head men's soccer coach at Virginia Tech from 2002 through 2009. Virginia Tech has been very successful under Weiss going 68-39-16 in six seasons. Virginia Tech made it to the national semifinals of the NCAA soccer tournament in 2007, falling 2-0 to eventual national champion Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...

. Virginia Tech concluded that season with a 14-4-5 record and a number 3 national ranking.

Weiss resigned from Tech in 2009 following an NCAA infraction that resulted in eight players losing their eligibility. Weiss had loaned players money for admission fees, incorrectly believing that the loans were permissible.

Prior to coaching at Tech, Weiss was an assistant coach at North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...

 from 1999 to 2001. During that span, UNC went 54-14-1 with 3 tournament appearances. He was named the top assistant for UNC during that run. From 1996 to 1998, he served as an assistant at William & Mary, where he posted a 49-19-3 record. He also spent one year as an assistant coach at the University of New Hampshire

University of New Hampshire

The University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is...

. He played college soccer at Richmond

University of Richmond

The University of Richmond is a selective, private, nonsectarian, liberal arts university located on the border of the city of Richmond and Henrico County, Virginia. The University of Richmond is a primarily undergraduate, residential university with approximately 4,000 undergraduate and graduate...

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External links

• http://www.hokiesports.com/staff/weiss.html
• http://www.roanoke.com/sports/etc/wb/207041