Christian Marcolli

Christian Marcolli
	Marcolli during a keynote in New York City
Personal information
Full name	Christian Marcolli
Date of birth	14 March 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Basel, Switzerland
Position(s)	Midfielder, Striker
Youth career
until 1989	FC Aesch
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1990	FC Aesch
1990–1993	FC Basel
1993–1994	BSC Old Boys
1994–1995	SR Delémont
International career
	Swiss National Teams under 15-21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated February 09, 2024

Christian Marcolli (born 14 March 1973) is a Swiss performance psychologist, executive coach and leadership team consultant, author, and speaker. He is a former professional footballer who played as a striker or midfielder.^[1]

Biography

Football career

Marcolli played his youth football with local club FC Aesch. He advanced to their first team in the 1989–1990 season and received a number of call-ups to the Swiss national teams under 15 to under 21.

After having rejected an offer from the then Swiss Champion Grasshopper Club Zürich, he joined FC Basel's first team during the winter break of their 1990–91 season and signed his first professional contract under head-coach Ernst August Künnecke in the second tier of Swiss football. After playing in four test games, Marcolli played his domestic league debut for his new club in the home game in the St. Jakob Stadium on 3 March 1990 as Basel won 3–1 against Etoile Carouge.^[2] He scored his first league goal for his club in the home game on 13 April as Basel were defeated 1–4 by Baden.^[3]

Marcolli stayed with the club for two and a half seasons. During this time he played a total of 65 games for Basel scoring a total of 16 goals. 40 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, six in the Swiss Cup and 19 were friendly games. He scored five goals in the domestic league, six in the cup and the other eight were scored during the test games.^[4]

Following his time with Basel Marcolli moved on to play one season with BSC Old Boys and then another season with SR Delémont. But severe knee injuries forced him to retire early from professional sports.

Private life

Marcolli then studied psychology at the University of Basel, Switzerland as well as sport and performance psychology at the University of Ottawa, Canada. He earned his PhD in Applied psychology from the University of Zurich, Switzerland in 2001.

He is the founder and CEO of Marcolli Executive Excellence, a boutique style consulting company specialized in high performance for executives and leadership teams of blue chip companies. In parallel he works as a performance coach with top athletes, having collaborated with Roger Federer,^[5] Yann Sommer.^[6] Dominique Gisin,^[7] Michelle Gisin,^[8] and Manuel Akanji.^[9]

Books

Marcolli, Christian (2023): Spotlight on Performance. Executive Inspiration - Volume II. ISBN 978-3-909191-70-3
Gisin, Michelle, Christian Marcolli, and Dominique Gisin (2019): A True Athlete. ISBN 3-909191-74-6
Marcolli, Christian (2018): Spotlight on Performance. Executive Inspiration. ISBN 978-3-909191-70-3
Marcolli, Christian (2017): The Melting Point. How to stay cool and sustain world-class business performance. Urbane Publications, Kent. ISBN 978-1-911129-24-0
Gisin, Dominique and Christian Marcolli (2015): Making it Happen. Von Engelberg nach Sochi. ISBN 978-3-909191-62-2
Marcolli, Christian with Tarina Wagschal (2015): More Life, Please! The Performance Pathway to a Better You. Urbane Publications, Kent. ISBN 978-1-909273-93-1
Marcolli, Christian and Colin H. Sims (2010): Equipping Yourself To Be A Business Champion. Personal Resource Guide. Focus Cross, Elstree. ISBN 978-0-9564342-1-0
Marcolli, Christian and Colin H. Sims (2010): Teach Me Patience, NOW! Equip Yourself To Be A Business Champion. Focus Cross, Elstree. ISBN 978-0-9564342-0-3
Marcolli, Christian (2002): Die psychologische Unterstützung in der Rehabilitation von Verletzungen. Ansätze für medizinische Fachkräfte. GFS-Schriften Sportwissenschaften 24, Zürich. ISBN 3-9521633-7-6
Marcolli, Christian (2001): Die psychologische Rehabilitation nach Sportverletzungen. Entwicklung des Interventionsprogramms COMEBACK und Evaluation von dessen Auswirkungen. GFS-Schriften Sportwissenschaften 22, Zürich. ISBN 3-9521633-4-1

Awards

IP Book Award SILVER for "More Life, Please!"

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↑ Weltfussball
↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - Etoile Carouge FC 3:1 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
↑ "FC Basel - FC Baden 1:4 (1:2)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Christian Marcolli - FCB-Statistik". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
↑ Clarey, Christopher (2019-05-24). "Steady as He Goes: Roger Federer on Success, Staying Power and 20 Years at the French Open". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-08-05.
↑ "Ich bin kein Gentleman!". FOCUS Online (in German). Retrieved 2019-08-05.
↑ "Making it Happen" - Dominique Gisin und Dr. Christian Marcolli , retrieved 2019-08-05
↑ "Alles Kopfsache?". Telebasel (in Swiss High German). 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
↑ "MVP des Jahres 2023 (in German), retrieved 2023-10-12

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[1] Weltfussball

[fcb-achiv-fcb-carouge-1990/91-2] Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - Etoile Carouge FC 3:1 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

[fcb-achiv-fcb-baden-1990/91-3] "FC Basel - FC Baden 1:4 (1:2)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

[fcb-achiv-Christian_Marcolli-4] Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Christian Marcolli - FCB-Statistik". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

[5] Clarey, Christopher (2019-05-24). "Steady as He Goes: Roger Federer on Success, Staying Power and 20 Years at the French Open". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-08-05.

[6] "Ich bin kein Gentleman!". FOCUS Online (in German). Retrieved 2019-08-05.

[7] "Making it Happen" - Dominique Gisin und Dr. Christian Marcolli , retrieved 2019-08-05

[8] "Alles Kopfsache?". Telebasel (in Swiss High German). 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2019-11-18.

[9] "MVP des Jahres 2023 (in German), retrieved 2023-10-12

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