 Gross in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Jürgen Gross[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 August 1954[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| –1965 | SV Höngg | ||
| 1965–1972 | Grasshopper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1976 | Grasshopper | ||
| 1976–1978 | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| 1978–1980 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 50 | (3) |
| 1980–1981 | VfL Bochum | 29 | (4) |
| 1981–1985 | St. Gallen | 109 | (11) |
| 1985–1987 | Lugano | ||
| 1987–1988 | Yverdon-Sport | ||
| International career | |||
| 1978 | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988–1993 | Wil | ||
| 1993–1997 | Grasshopper | ||
| 1997–1998 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 1999–2009 | Basel | ||
| 2009–2010 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| 2011–2012 | Young Boys | ||
| 2014–2016 | Al-Ahli | ||
| 2016–2017 | Al-Ahli | ||
| 2018–2019 | Zamalek | ||
| 2019–2020 | Al-Ahli | ||
| 2020–2021 | Schalke 04 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Christian Jürgen Gross (born 14 August 1954) is a Swiss football manager and former player who most recently coached Schalke 04. He played as a sweeper and central midfielder.[2]
Gross was manager of Basel from 1999 to 2009, winning four Swiss Super Leagues and four Swiss Cups.
As manager of Tottenham Hotspur between November 1997 and September 1998, Gross became the first Swiss to manage in the Premier League.[3]
- ^ a b c d "Gross: Christian Jürgen Gross: Manager". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Christian Gross at Sport.de". Sport.de (in German). Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "Around the World: Switzerland and the Barclays Premier League". Premier League. 31 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.