Ulrich Forte
 Forte in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ulrich Massimo Forte[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1974 | ||
| Place of birth |
Zurich , Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1994 | FC Brüttisellen-Dietlikon | ||
| 1994–1999 | FC Red Star Zürich | ||
| 1999–2002 | SC Kriens | ||
| 2002–2006 | FC Red Star Zürich | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2006 | FC Red Star Zürich (player-manager) | ||
| 2006–2008 |
FC Wil 1900 | ||
| 2008–2011 | St. Gallen | ||
| 2012–2013 | Grasshoppers | ||
| 2013–2015 | BSC Young Boys | ||
| 2016–2018 | FC Zürich | ||
| 2019–2020 | Grasshoppers | ||
| 2021–2022 | Yverdon-Sport | ||
| 2022 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
| 2023– | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ulrich Massimo "Uli" Forte (born 30 April 1974) is an Italian[2] football coach and former player from Switzerland. He manages Neuchâtel Xamax FCS in the Swiss Challenge League.
Personal life
Forte was born in Zürich to a family originally from Salerno, Italy.[3]
Career
As a player
As a player, Forte played for FC Brüttisellen-Dietlikon, FC Red Star Zürich and SC Kriens.
As a manager
In 2001, Forte was a player-coach at
On 10 August 2021, he was hired by Yverdon-Sport.[5] Despite a modest league performance, which saw his team end eight out of ten teams in the 2021–22 Swiss Challenge League, he led his team to the semi-final of the 2021–22 Swiss Cup.
After one season with Yverdon, he was appointed by Arminia Bielefeld, on 4 June 2022.[6] On 17 August 2022, Forte was sacked after four losses in the new season.[7]
On 25 April 2023, he returned to the Swiss Challenge League taking over Neuchâtel Xamax, who were sitting in last place.[8]
References
- ^ Ulrich Forte at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae". uliforte.ch. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Arminia Bielefeld, il nuovo allenatore è l'italiano Uli Forte" (in Italian). Gianluca Di Marzio.com. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "FC Zurich a engagé Uli Forte comme entraîneur" (in French). Tribune de Genève. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "OFFICIEL : ULI FORTE À LA TÊTE D'YS !" (in French). Yverdon-Sport. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Herzlich willkommen, Uli Forte". arminia.de (in German). Arminia Bielefeld. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "ULI FORTE FREIGESTELLT". 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Uli Forte à la tête de Neuchâtel Xamax". xamax.ch (in French). Neuchâtel Xamax FCS. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
