Pierluigi Tami

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Pierluigi Tami
Personal information
Date of birth	(1961-09-12) 12 September 1961
Place of birth	Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Switzerland U21 (manager) Switzerland (assistant)
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–	Switzerland (assistant)
2009–	Switzerland U21
2012	Switzerland U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Pierluigi Tami (born 12 September 1961) is a retired Swiss football defender. He also holds Italian citizenship. He is currently the manager in charge of the Switzerland national under-21 football team. Additionally, he is also an assistant to coach Ottmar Hitzfeld, 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.^[1]

References

v t e Switzerland men's football squad – 2012 Summer Olympics

1 Benaglio (c) 2 Hochstrasser 3 Daprelà 4 Buff 5 Affolter 6 Wiss 7 Emeghara 8 Abrashi 9 Frei 10 Kasami 11 Mehmedi 12 Drmić 13 Rodríguez 14 Zuber 15 Klose 16 Schär 17 Morganella 18 Siegrist Coach: Tami

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