Pierluigi Tami

Pierluigi Tami
Personal information
Date of birth12 September 1961
Place of birthNeuchâtel, Switzerland
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Grasshopper Club Zürich (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1981–1984Chiasso
1984–1988Locarno
1988–1990Bellinzona
1990–1993Lugano
Teams managed
1999–2002Locarno
2002–2003Lugano
2005Switzerland U17
2006–2015Switzerland (assistant)
2009–2015Switzerland U21
2012Switzerland U23
2015–Grasshopper Club Zürich
* 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 Grasshopper Club Zürich. 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.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Pierluigi Tami". UEFA (uefa.com). Retrieved 12 April 2012.

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