Andrew Weidinger

Andrew Weidinger (born July 10, 1982) is an American football head coach for the Barcelona Dragons. He previously coached for the Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League and the Arizona Hotshots of the now extinct Alliance of American Football.

Andrew Weidinger
Barcelona Dragons (ELF)
Position:Head coach
Personal information
Born: (1982-07-10) July 10, 1982
Phoenix, Arizona
Career information
High school:Thunderbird High School
College:University of Arizona
Career history
As a coach:

College coaching

Weidinger began his football and coaching career in 2000 when he enrolled at the University of Arizona. There he volunteered as a non-coaching aide as a student. At the same time he volunteered for his Thunderbird High School as assistant coach during summer training in 2000, 2001 and 2003. At the end of his college career he was assistant director of football operations with a focus on recruiting and scouting.[1]

NFL coaching

Atlanta Falcons

In 2006 Weidinger had a pre-season internship with the Atlanta Falcons where he assisted in scouting and evaluating of potential players throughout the NFL. 2008 he was hired as assistant to the head coach under Mike Smith. In the 2012 season he was promoted to offensive assistant.[2] He stayed with the Falcons till 2014.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

For the 2015 season Weidinger was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an offensive quality control coach. There he reunited with former Falcons OC Dirk Koetter who was the OC and head coach for the Bucs. One year later he was promoted to assistant wide receivers coach and was assigned to game management. With a new head coach for the 2018 season, he left the franchise in 2018.[3]

ELF coaching

After stints as a coach for the Arizona Hotshots and the Potsdam Royals he was announced as the head coach for the 2022 season of the Barcelona Dragons.

Private life

He received a degree in political science in May 2004 and completed his master's degree in information resources and library sciences in May 2007.[1]

References
  1. "Andrew Weidinger - University of Arizona athletics". arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  2. "Falcons Fill Out Staff". atlantafalcons.com. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  3. "Buccaneers hire Andrew Weidinger as offensive quality control coach". bucsnation.com. Retrieved March 10, 2022.


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