Carlos Bernegger

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Carlos Bernegger
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Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Bernegger
Date of birth (1969-03-03) 3 March 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth Bell Ville, Argentina [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1991 Belgrano 6 (2)
1991–1993 Winterthur 6 (0)
Managerial career
2000–2007 Grasshopper youth
2005–2007 Grasshopper U21
2007–2011 Basel U21
2013–2014 Luzern
2017 Grasshopper
2018–2020 FC Basel (assistant)
2020–2022 FC Thun
2023– Al Ahly (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Carlos Bernegger (born 9 March 1969) is an Argentine-Swiss football manager and a former player who played as a midfielder.

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Managerial career

Bernegger had a brief career in football with Belgrano in Argentina and then Winterthur in Switzerland, but had to retire because of ligament injuries in 1993 at the age of 21. [2] [3] Bernegger decided to stay in Switzerland, and made his name as a youth scout and youth coach for Winterthur. [4] Bernegger became long-term youth coach for Grasshopper, and after a couple stints at Basel U21 and Luzern rejoined Grasshopper as the head manager in 2016. [5]

On 4 May 2022, FC Thun announced that Bernegger will leave the club at the end of the 2021–22 season. [6]

Personal life

Bernegger's grandparents emigrated from St. Gallen, Switzerland to Argentina after World War II. [7]

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  3. Candoli, Matías. "De Bell Ville a los Alpes".
  4. Babst, Andreas (20 July 2017). "GC-Trainer Carlos Bernegger: Der Mann, der schon Lichtsteiner am Kragen packte" via NZZ.
  5. Zürich, Grasshopper Club. "CARLOS BERNEGGER WIEDER IM GC".
  6. "Bernegger verlässt den Club Ende Saison" (in German). FC Thun. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  7. "Bernegger wird Luzern-Trainer: Und er traut sich doch!". 7 April 2013 via NZZ.