Mattia Croci-Torti

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Mattia Croci-Torti
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-04-10) 10 April 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Chiasso, Switzerland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Lugano (manager)
Youth career
Morbio
Chiasso
Grasshoppers
Malcantone Agno
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2000 Chiasso 26 (0)
2000–2002 Grasshoppers II 32 (2)
2002–2004 Malcantone Agno 52 (2)
2004–2005 Lugano 27 (0)
2005 Biaschesi 16 (1)
2006 Wil 15 (0)
2006–2010 Lugano 61 (2)
2008–2014 Chiasso 98 (3)
Managerial career
2013–2015 Chiasso (assistant)
2015–2016 Balerna
2017–2018 Lugano (assistant)
2018 Mendrisio
2018–2021 Lugano (assistant)
2021– Lugano
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mattia Croci-Torti (born 10 April 1982) is a Swiss professional football manager and former player, who currently manages Lugano.

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Club career

Croci-Torti spent his entire playing career between the Swiss 1. Liga and Swiss Challenge League. He began his career with Chiasso in 1999, and ended his career with them in 2014 representing various other clubs from Ticino in between. [1]

Managerial career

After retiring as a footballer, Croci-Torti returned to Chiasso as assistant manager from 2013 to 2015. He became the manager of the club Balerna in 2015, before moving to Lugano as assistant from 2017 to 2021, only interrupted by a short stint as Mendrisio manager in 2018. [2] On 1 September 2021, he was named the manager of Lugano in the Swiss Super League replacing Abel Braga. [3] He helped Lugano win the Swiss Cup on 15 May 2022, 29 years since the club last won the trophy. [4]

Managerial Statistics

As of 27 April 2024
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Mendrisio July 2018September 20188017000.00
Lugano September 2021Present126622539049.21

Honours

Lugano

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References

  1. ↑ "I 40 anni di Mattia Croci-Torti: "Sogno spesso e a volte piango, ma non ho rimpianti"". Corriere del Ticino (in Italian). April 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ Mombelli, Ariele (May 23, 2017). "Croci Torti non allenerà più il Balerna, al suo posto Pichierri" (in Italian).
  3. ↑ Berger, Nicola (20 September 2021). "Super League: Mattia Croci-Torti neuer Lugano-Trainer". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German).
  4. ↑ Pulga, Silvano (May 15, 2022). "Lugano Croci Torti finale Coppa svizzera dichiarazioni" (in Italian).
  5. ↑ "Tripudio bianconero, la Coppa è del Lugano!" (in Italian). RSI Radiotelevisione.
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