Pierluigi Tami
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 September 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Clusone, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Grasshopper Club Zürich (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1984 | Chiasso | ||
| 1984–1988 | Locarno | ||
| 1988–1990 | Bellinzona | ||
| 1990–1993 | Lugano | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1999–2002 | Locarno | ||
| 2002–2003 | Lugano | ||
| 2005 | Switzerland U17 | ||
| 2006–2015 | Switzerland (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2015 | Switzerland U21 | ||
| 2012 | Switzerland U23 | ||
| 2015– | Grasshopper Club Zürich | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Pierluigi Tami (born 12 September 1961 in Clusone.[1]) is a retired Swiss football defender. He also holds Italian citizenship. He is currently the manager in charge of Grasshopper Club Zürich.
Career
He was in charge of the Switzerland national under-21 football team, and also worked as an assistant to coach Ottmar Hitzfeld during his time as manager of the Switzerland national football team. In 2011, he won the award for Swiss football coach of the year. Tami coached the Swiss under-23 team at the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London.
Tami played for FC Chiasso, FC Locarno, AC Bellinzona, and FC Lugano in a career that saw him spend his entire time in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland. He previously coached Lugano, Locarno, and the Switzerland national under-17 football team.[2]
References
- ↑ Birrer, Peter M.; Wiederkehr, David (17 January 2015). "Ich werde einen guten Job machen" (in German). Tages Anzeiger. Retrieved 27 August 2015..
- ↑ "Pierluigi Tami competition coaching record". UEFA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
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