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:For the journalist, see David Weir (journalist).

David Weir (born May 10, 1970 in Falkirk,
Scotland) is a Scottish Football (soccer)|football
player, who currently plays for Everton F.C. of
the FA Premier League|English Premier League.

As a teenager, Weir trained with the Celtic F.C.
youth sides.  Unlike the vast majority of European
players, however, Weir took a detour from his
professional career, choosing to play college
soccer at the University of Evansville from 1988
to 1991.  Weir excelled at Evansville, and was
named an Division I First-Team All-American
(soccer)|NCAA All-American in 1990.

Upon returning from college in 1992, Weir signed
with Scottish Football League First
Division|Scottish First Division side Falkirk
F.C., for whom he played more than 150 games.  In
1996, he moved to Scottish Premier League side
Heart of Midlothian F.C., who he played for until
1999, when he was purchased by Everton F.C.

Weir earned his first cap for the Scotland
national football team in 1997. He later retired
from international football after he was
criticised by the then Scotland manager Berti
Vogts. He later returned to international football
after Walter Smith, his former manager at Everton,
was appointed as Scotland's new manager at the end
of 2004.