Marco Grassi

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Marco Grassi
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-08-08) 8 August 1968 (age 54)
Place of birth Chiasso, Switzerland
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
1977–1984 Chiasso
1984–1987 SC Zug
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1989 SC Zug 49 (15)
1989–1990 Zürich 30 (10)
1990–1991 Chiasso 18 (10)
1991–1993 Zürich 59 (21)
1994 Servette 13 (9)
1994–1996 Rennes 55 (26)
1996–1997 Monaco 12 (0)
1997 Sion 10 (4)
1997–1998 Cannes 18 (6)
1998–1999 Lyon 24 (6)
1999–2000 Nice 21 (3)
Total309(110)
International career
1993–1998 Switzerland 31 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marco Grassi (born 8 August 1968) is a Swiss former professional footballer, who played as a centre forward. He was part of the Switzerland national team squads at the 1994 World Cup and at the UEFA Euro 1996.

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Club career

Grassi was born in Chiasso.

During his career, spent entirely in Switzerland and France, [1] Grassi represented SC Zug, FC Chiasso, FC Zürich, Servette FC, Stade Rennais, AS Monaco, FC Sion, AS Cannes, Olympique Lyonnais and OGC Nice. At Monaco he was part of the side that won the 1996-97 Ligue 1 title, making 12 appearances in the process. [2]

As an expatriate, his best years were with Rennes, scoring 15 and 11 times respectively, as the club had just returned to the first division in his first year, proceeding to qualify for the UEFA Intertoto Cup in the second.

Grassi retired in 2000, at nearly 32, with French second division's Nice. Six years later, he became president of his very first club, hometown Chiasso.

International career

For Switzerland, Grassi gained 31 international caps scoring three goals, his debut coming in 1993; always as a backup, he participated at 1994 FIFA World Cup (one match) and UEFA Euro 1996 (two).

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  1. ↑ Swiss Players in France; at RSSSF
  2. ↑ "Monaco 1996–97". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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