Christian Constantin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 January 1957 | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1979 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 0 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | FC Lugano | 0 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | FC Monthey | 0 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | FC Martigny-Sports | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 0 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Christian Constantin (born 7 January 1957) is a Swiss architect.[1] He is the owner and president of Swiss football club FC Sion.[2] He bought the club, which had previously neared bankruptcy and was relegated from the Swiss Super League, in 2003.[1]
During his ownership of FC Sion, Constantin has made 50 managerial changes, appointed himself as manager in 2008 and 2021, fired a former head coach because of his smell, allegedly kicked a referee in 2007 forcing the referee to retire three months later, before then kicking and taking down a Swiss pundit live on TV. More recently, and he fired a manager at the half time break before forcing that head coach to stand on the sidelines, even though he didn’t have a job, and confronted
Constantin was formerly a goalkeeper who played for Neuchâtel Xamax (1977–1979), FC Lugano (1979–1980), FC Monthey (1981–1982) and FC Martigny-Sports (1983–1984).[4]
On 12 October 2017, Constantin was given a 14-month ban for striking former Switzerland coach Rolf Fringer.[5]
In March 2020, Constantin sacked 9 of his FC Sion first-team players after they refused to take a pay cut after the outbreak of the COVID-19 and suspension of the Swiss Super League.[6]
References
- ^ a b McGuire, Annie (17 August 2011). "Sion president the embodiment of a controversial club". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ "Ambitious FC Sion President Divides Swiss Opinion". Inside Futbol. 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
- ^ "Celtic get Europa League lifeline after Sion expelled". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ Weltfussball
- ^ "Christian Constantin: Sion chief gets 14-month ban for slapping Rolf Fringer". BBC. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Swiss club sacks players who refused coronavirus pay cut". ESPN. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
External links
- Official website (in English)
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