Massimo Lombardo | |
Fullname: | Massimo Lombardo |
Birth Date: | 1973 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Bellinzona, Switzerland |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Servette FC (Academy manager) |
Years1: | 1990–1992 |
Years2: | 1992–1997 |
Years3: | 1997–1998 |
Years4: | 1998–2000 |
Years5: | 2000–2001 |
Years6: | 2002–2004 |
Years7: | 2005 |
Years8: | 2005–2007 |
Years9: | 2007–2009 |
Clubs1: | AC Bellinzona |
Clubs2: | Grasshopper Club Zürich |
Clubs3: | AC Perugia |
Clubs4: | FC Lugano |
Clubs5: | Lausanne-Sports |
Clubs6: | Servette FC |
Clubs7: | FC Meyrin |
Clubs8: | Neuchâtel Xamax FC |
Clubs9: | Nyon |
Caps1: | 26 |
Caps2: | 116 |
Caps3: | 24 |
Caps4: | 36 |
Caps5: | 48 |
Caps6: | 66 |
Caps7: | 11 |
Caps8: | 67 |
Caps9: | 51 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Goals2: | 8 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Goals5: | 5 |
Goals6: | 5 |
Goals7: | 1 |
Goals8: | 6 |
Goals9: | 8 |
Nationalteam1: | Switzerland |
Nationalcaps1: | 15 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Manageryears1: | 2007–2012[1] |
Managerclubs1: | Nyon (youth) |
Manageryears2: | 2012–2015[2] |
Managerclubs2: | Servette FC (youth) |
Manageryears3: | 2015–2017[3] |
Managerclubs3: | Switzerland (U15 & U16) |
Manageryears4: | 2017–2019 |
Managerclubs4: | FC Basel (Assistant coach) |
Manageryears5: | 2019– |
Managerclubs5: | Servette FC (Academy manager) |
Massimo Lombardo (born 9 January 1973) is a former Swiss international footballer. He is currently the academy manager of Swiss side Servette FC.[4]
Lombardo has played over 300 games in the Swiss Super League. He started his career at Canton Ticino's team AC Bellinzona and moved to Grasshopper Club Zürich where he stayed for five seasons, his longest club cap. After a season at Serie B club AC Perugia, he moved back to Switzerland with stuns at FC Lugano, Lausanne-Sports and Servette FC. He then briefly played for FC Meyrin in 2004–05 Swiss Challenge League (Switzerland's second division) season before moving back to the Super League with Neuchâtel Xamax FC, but failed to avoid relegation to Challenge League.
In summer 2008, he joined FC Stade Nyonnais, newly promoted to Challenge League from 1. Liga, where he retired as a professional footballer in June 2009.
In 2017, Lombardo was named assistant manager of Swiss side FC Basel.[5]
He then joined Servette FC's academy as its manager in 2019, his current position.