Fritz Schmid | |
Full Name: | Fritz Markus Schmid[1] |
Birth Date: | 10 September 1959 |
Birth Place: | Zug, Switzerland |
Manageryears1: | 1981–1984 |
Managerclubs1: | Racing Zürich |
Manageryears2: | 1986–1990 |
Managerclubs2: | Grasshoppers (youth) |
Manageryears3: | 1991–1994 |
Managerclubs3: | Racing Zürich |
Manageryears4: | 1994–1995 |
Managerclubs4: | Grasshoppers (youth) |
Manageryears5: | 1997–1998 |
Managerclubs5: | Tottenham Hotspur (assistant) |
Manageryears6: | 1998–1999 |
Managerclubs6: | FC Aarau (assistant) |
Manageryears7: | 1998–1999 |
Managerclubs7: | Team Aargau |
Manageryears8: | 2000–2001 |
Managerclubs8: | SC Kriens |
Manageryears9: | 2002–2009 |
Managerclubs9: | FC Basel (assistant) |
Manageryears10: | 2011–2013 |
Managerclubs10: | Austria (assistant) |
Manageryears11: | 2014–2017 |
Managerclubs11: | Malaysia (technical director) |
Manageryears12: | 2018–2019 |
Managerclubs12: | New Zealand |
Manageryears13: | 2022 |
Managerclubs13: | Kotoku Royals (interim) |
Manageryears14: | 2024– |
Managerclubs14: | Grasshoppers (academy director) |
Fritz Schmid (born 10 September 1959) is a Swiss football coach.
He spent seven years as the assistant manager of FC Basel under head coach Christian Gross, a period in which the club won the Swiss Cup four times and qualified for the UEFA Champions League twice.[2] In 2018, he was appointed manager of the New Zealand national team.[3]
In April 2022, Schmid stepped in as interim head coach of Ghanaian team Kotoku Royals for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[4]
On 15 February 2024, he was appointed as the technical director of Grasshopper Club Zürich's academy.[5]