Pierre-André Schürmann

Pierre-André Schürmann
Personal information
Date of birth5 July 1960
Place of birthPort-Valais, Switzerland
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)t
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Algeria U23
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1979-1980FC Sion1
1981-1983FC Monthey59(21)
1983-1984FC Chiasso29(2)
1984-1986FC Vevey58(23)
1986-1992Lausanne Sports164(37)
1992-1993FC Basel
1994-1995FC Wil
Teams managed
1994–1997FC Wil
1998–2001FC Lausanne-Sport
2001–2009Switzerland (Youth teams)
2009–2010Neuchâtel Xamax
2012Tavriya Simferopol Reserves (Youth teams)
2012–2013FC Sion
2014–Algeria U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Pierre-André Schürmann (born 5 July 1960[1] in Port-Valais, Switzerland) is a Swiss football manager and former footballer. He is currently the manager of the Algeria national under-23 football team.

Career

Playing

During his playing career, Schürmann played for FC Sion, FC Monthey, FC Chiasso, Lausanne Sports, FC Basel and FC Wil.[2]

Managerial

Schürmann became player-manager of FC Wil in 1994. He then went on to coach Lausanne Sports. He has been working in the SFV's youth set-up since 2000. He was part of the coaching staff behind Switzerlands victory in the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He helped the Switzerland U19s reach the semi-finals in Switzerland in 2004.[2]

Schürmann was appointed as manager of the Switzerland national under-21 team on 18 July 2007.[2]

In June 2009, he joined Neuchâtel Xamax[3] and on 14 April 2010 after four consecutive league defeats, Neuchatel Xamax officials sacked and replaced him with the club's junior squad coach Jean-Michel Aeby.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.football.ch/sfl/777840/fr/Kader.aspx?pId=0&tId=431062
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Switzerland turn to Schürmann". UEFA. 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
  3. ↑ http://www.tsr.ch/tsr/index.html?siteSect=800001&sid=10822788
  4. ↑ Xamax entmachtet Coach Schürmann - Aeby übernimmt