Ludovic Magnin
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ludovic Magnin[1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 April 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Lausanne, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) |
Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lausanne-Sport (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1987–1996 | FC Echallens | ||
1996–1997 |
Lausanne-Sports | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2000 |
Yverdon Sport | 96 | (2) |
2000–2002 | Lugano | 47 | (0) |
2002–2005 | Werder Bremen | 45 | (4) |
2005–2009 | VfB Stuttgart | 103 | (2) |
2010–2012 | FC Zürich | 56 | (1) |
Total | 347 | (9) | |
International career | |||
2000–2010 | Switzerland | 62 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
2018–2020 | FC Zürich | ||
2022 | Rheindorf Altach | ||
2022– | Lausanne-Sport | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ludovic Magnin (French pronunciation: .
Club career
Youth teams
Born in
Switzerland and Germany
In 1999, he made his professional debut for Yverdon Sports. In the summer of 2000, he transferred to
In the beginning of 2002, Magnin made his biggest career move by joining
In 2005, he transferred to Southern Germany, to Swabian side VfB Stuttgart. There Ludo, as he is being called by Stuttgart fans, became a first-team regular within the first season and was a key player for his team in the following 2006–07 season, when he became German champion for the second time in his career. In early 2008, he extended his contract until June 2010.[4] When his starting position in the team began to erode in the beginning of the 2009–10 season, Magnin decided to leave Stuttgart in order to keep his chances of playing for the Swiss national squad at the 2010 World Cup. Therefore, he returned to his native country in January 2010, joining FC Zürich.[5] Magnin made 103 appearances scoring two goals in four and a half years at VfB.
On 27 August 2012, Magnin announced that he had decided to end his playing career. Having suffered a back injury before the 2012–13 season, he expected to play until the end of the season, but shortly after admitted that it was impossible to remain as a player. He also mentioned that he would serve as an assistant coach of FC Zürich junior team.[6]
International career
Magnin has acquired 61
Magnin was initially omitted from the Switzerland squad for the 2010 World Cup but was later called up to replace the injured Christoph Spycher.
Managerial career
FC Zürich
On 20 February 2018, Magnin was announced as the new head coach of Swiss Super League club FC Zürich, replacing Ulrich Forte.[7] His first trophy as a manager was the 2017–18 Swiss Cup, where Zürich beat Young Boys in the final on 27 May 2018.[8] He was dismissed after more than two seasons in charge after a poor start to the 2020–21 season, which saw the club bottom of the league after three matchdays.[9]
Rheindorf Altach
On 30 December 2021, Magnin became the new head coach of Austrian Football Bundesliga side Rheindorf Altach, who were bottom of the league. He signed a contract until 2023.[10] On 20 May 2022, after a crucial 2–1 win over WSG Tirol, Altach avoided relegation by finishing one point ahead of Admira Wacker Mödling.[11]
Lausanne-Sport
Three days after heeding Rheindorf Altach from relegation, Magnin was announced as the new head coach of his hometown club Lausanne-Sport, who had recently been relegated to the Swiss Challenge League.[12]
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Magnin goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 13 February 2002 | Tsirion Stadium, Limassol |
Hungary | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
2 | 8 October 2005 | Wankdorfstadion, Bern | France | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2006 World Cup qualifier |
3 | 11 September 2007 | Wörtherseestadion, Klagenfurt |
Japan | 1–0 | 3–4 | Friendly |
Managerial
- As of match played 1 December 2022
Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Zürich | 20 February 2018 | 5 October 2020 | 108 | 38 | 25 | 45 | 35.2 | |
Rheindorf Altach | 30 December 2021 | 23 May 2022 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 30.8 | |
Lausanne-Sport | 23 May 2022 | present | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 47.4 | |
Total | 140 | 51 | 31 | 58 | 36.4 | — |
Honours
Player
Werder Bremen
VfB Stuttgart
- Bundesliga: 2006–07
Manager
FC Zürich
References
- ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Ludovic Magnin" (in German). fcz.ch. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "FC Zürich 2016-17 UEFA Youth League squad". UEFA. 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Magnin stays in Stuttgart". vfb.de. 4 February 2008. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Heading home". vfb.de. 18 December 2009. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ "Ludovic Magnin beendet Profikarriere" (in German). fcz.ch. 27 August 2012. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "FC Zurich part company with Uli Forte - Ludovic Magnin appointed new head coach of the first team". FC Zürich. 20 February 2020. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "FC Zürich gewinnt den Cup-Final gegen YB mit 2:1". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 27 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Football: le FC Zurich se sépare de son entraîneur Ludovic Magnin". Le Nouvelliste (in French). 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Ludovic Magnin wird neuer Cheftrainer beim CASHPOINT SCR Altach" (Press release) (in German). Rheindorf Altach. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Europäische Fussball-Ligen - Magnin schafft mit Altach die Mission Klassenerhalt". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 20 May 2022. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Trotz Klassenerhalt: Altach-Trainer Magnin wechselt in die Schweiz". Kurier (in German). 23 May 2022. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
External links
- Ludovic Magnin at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Ludovic Magnin at National-Football-Teams.com