Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 March 1970 | ||
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.