Ciriaco Sforza

Ciriaco Sforza
Sforza c. 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-03-02) 2 March 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Wohlen, Switzerland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1989 FC Wohlen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 FC Aarau 22 (3)
1990–1993 Grasshoppers 75 (7)
1993–1995 1. FC Kaiserslautern 61 (15)
1995–1996 Bayern Munich 30 (2)
1996–1997 Internazionale 26 (2)
1997–2000 1. FC Kaiserslautern 91 (4)
2000–2002 Bayern Munich 35 (1)
2002–2006 1. FC Kaiserslautern 47 (1)
Total 387 (34)
International career
1991–2001 Switzerland 79 (7)
Managerial career
2006–2008 Luzern
2009–2012 Grasshopper
2014–2015 Wohlen
2015 Thun
2019–2020 Wil
2020–2021 Basel
2024– Schaffhausen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ciriaco Sforza (Italian pronunciation: [tʃiˈriːako ˈsfɔrtsa]; born 2 March 1970) is a Swiss football manager and former professional player who last managed Swiss Super League club Basel. After beginning his career with Swiss clubs FC Aarau and Grasshopper Club Zürich, he most notably played for Internazionale in Italy, and 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and FC Bayern Munich in Germany. Sforza represented the Switzerland national team 79 times, and represented his country at the international 1994 World Cup and Euro 96 tournaments.

He is the current manager of Swiss Challenge League club FC Schaffhausen.