{{Short description|German rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Christopher Weselek | image = | caption = | birth_name = Christopher Weselek | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|7|27|df=y}} | birth_place = Essen, Germany | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|90|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}} | position = Wing | amatyears1 = 1991 - 2001 | amatyears2 = 2001 - 2002 | amatyears3 = 2002 - 2010 | amatteam1 = RG Heidelberg | amatteam2 = Old Wesley | amatteam3 = RG Heidelberg | ru_amupdate = 4 March 2010 | years1 = | apps1 = | points1 = | ru_clubupdate = | repyears1 = | repteam1 = Germany | repcaps1 = 28 | reppoints1 = | ru_ntupdate = 21 March 2010 | repsevensyears1 = | repsevensteam1 = Germany 7's | ru_sevensupdate = | repsevenscomp1 = | coachteams1 = | coachyears1 = | ru_coachupdate = | occupation = Police officer }}

'''Christopher Weselek''' (born 27 July 1981 in Essen)<ref>[http://www.scrum.com/statsguru/rugby/player/102190.html Christopher Weselek profile at scrum.com] accessed: 4 March 2010</ref> is a rugby coach and retired German international rugby union player, having last played for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team. He is currently one of the successful rugby coaches in Germany.

He plays rugby since 1991,<ref name=Weselek >[http://www.totalrugby.de/component/option,com_joomleague/func,showPlayer/p,6/pid,33/Itemid,250/ Christopher Weselek profile at totalrugby.de] {{in lang|de}} accessed: 4 March 2010</ref> when he joined the RG Heidelberg through the ''English Institute'' in Heidelberg. He played for the ''RG'' throughout his career, with the exception of spending a year in Ireland and playing for Old Wesley there.<ref name=Sevens >[http://www.hannover-sevens.de/index.php?mnu=1199 Christopher Weselek] {{in lang|de}} at the Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 4 March 2010</ref> With RGH Weselek won twice the German 15er side championship, 4 times the German 7er side Championship in one time the German Pokal.

Weselek originally retired from the German national team after the Netherlands game on 26 April 2008, his 25th international, but returned to the struggling German side for the game against Portugal on 27 February 2010.<ref>[http://www.rugby-journal.de/index.php/basis/meldung/kader_fuer_em-spiel_gegen_portugal_nominiert/ Kader für EM-Spiel gegen Portugal nominiert]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|de}} ''Rugby-Journal'', published: 19 February 2010, accessed: 4 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://rugbyrugby.com/news/story_25210230015.php 6NB: Last chance for Romania?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715213045/http://rugbyrugby.com/news/story_25210230015.php |date=2011-07-15 }} rugbyrugby.com, accessed: 4 March 2010</ref>

Weselek has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2008 and 2009 Hannover Sevens and the 2009 London Sevens.<ref name=Sevens2>[http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/news/newsid=2031411.html Germany ready to take on world's best]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} IRB website, published: 20 May 2009, accessed: 2 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.hannover-sevens.de/index.php?mnu=1104 Germany roster 2008 Hannover Sevens]{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|de}} Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 2 March 2010</ref> Weselek has 30 international 15er side caps and played over 20 international 7er side tournaments.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}

Since 2012 he is head coach of the Rudergesellschaft Heidelberg. Under his coaching the RGH won the German 7er side championship in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Weselek also coached the German unter 19 Team during the European championship in Portugal in 2015 where Germany ended up 5th place.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}

==Honours==

===Club=== * '''German rugby union championship''' ** '''Champions''': 2006, 2007 ** '''Runners up''': 2008 * '''German rugby union cup''' ** '''Winners''': 2004

===National team=== * '''European Nations Cup - Division 2''' ** '''Champions''': 2008

==Stats== Christopher Weselek's personal statistics in club and international rugby:<ref name="Weselek"/>

===Club=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Club ! Division ! Games ! Tries ! Con ! Pen ! DG ! Place |- align="center" | 2007-08 | rowspan=3| RG Heidelberg | rowspan=3| Rugby-Bundesliga | 8 | | | | | style="background:silver;"| 2nd &mdash; Runners-up |- align="center" | 2008-09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5th |- align="center" | 2009-10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2nd &mdash; Semi-finals |} * <small>''As of 23 December 2010''</small>

===National team===

====European Nations Cup==== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Team ! Competition ! Games ! Points ! Place |- align="center" | 2006-2008 | Germany | European Nations Cup Second Division | 8 | 0 | style="background:#FFD700;"| Champions |- align="center" | 2008-2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 3 | 0 | 6th &mdash; Relegated |}

====Friendlies & other competitions==== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Team ! Competition ! Games ! Points |- align="center" | 2007 | Germany | Friendly | 2 | 0 |} * <small>''As of 21 March 2010''</small>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.scrum.com/statsguru/rugby/player/102190.html Christopher Weselek] at scrum.com * {{in lang|de}} [http://www.totalrugby.de/component/option,com_joomleague/func,showPlayer/p,6/pid,33/Itemid,250/ Christopher Weselek] at totalrugby.de * {{in lang|de}} [http://www.hannover-sevens.de/index.php?mnu=1199 Christopher Weselek] at the Hannover Sevens website

{{Germany Squad 2006-2008 ENC Second Division}} {{Germany Squad 2008-2010 ENC First Division}}

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