Mattia Croci-Torti Explained

Mattia Croci-Torti
Birth Date:10 April 1982
Birth Place:Chiasso, Switzerland
Height:1.78m
Currentclub:Lugano (manager)
Position:Right-back
Youthclubs1:Morbio
Youthclubs2:Chiasso
Youthclubs3:Grasshoppers
Youthclubs4:Malcantone Agno
Years1:1999–2000
Clubs1:Chiasso
Caps1:26
Goals1:0
Years2:2000–2002
Caps2:32
Goals2:2
Years3:2002–2004
Caps3:52
Goals3:2
Years4:2004–2005
Clubs4:Lugano
Caps4:27
Goals4:0
Years5:2005
Clubs5:Biaschesi
Caps5:16
Goals5:1
Years6:2006
Clubs6:Wil
Caps6:15
Goals6:0
Years7:2006–2010
Clubs7:Lugano
Caps7:61
Goals7:2
Years8:2008–2014
Clubs8:Chiasso
Caps8:98
Goals8:3
Manageryears1:2013–2015
Managerclubs1:Chiasso (assistant)
Manageryears2:2015–2016
Managerclubs2:Balerna
Manageryears3:2017–2018
Managerclubs3:Lugano (assistant)
Manageryears4:2018
Managerclubs4:Mendrisio
Manageryears5:2018–2021
Managerclubs5:Lugano (assistant)
Manageryears6:2021–

Mattia Croci-Torti (born 10 April 1982) is a Swiss professional football manager and former player, who currently manages Lugano.

Club career

Croci-Torti spent his entire playing career between the Swiss 1. Liga and Swiss Challenge League. He began his career with Chiasso in 1999, and ended his career with them in 2014 representing various other clubs from Ticino in between.[1]

Managerial career

After retiring as a footballer, Croci-Torti returned to Chiasso as assistant manager from 2013 to 2015. He became the manager of the club Balerna in 2015, before moving to Lugano as assistant from 2017 to 2021, only interrupted by a short stint as Mendrisio manager in 2018.[2] On 1 September 2021, he was named the manager of Lugano in the Swiss Super League replacing Abel Braga.[3] He helped Lugano win the Swiss Cup on 15 May 2022, 29 years since the club last won the trophy.[4]

Managerial Statistics

TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
MendrisioJuly 2018September 2018
LuganoSeptember 2021Present

Honours

Lugano

2021–22[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: I 40 anni di Mattia Croci-Torti: "Sogno spesso e a volte piango, ma non ho rimpianti". April 8, 2022. Corriere del Ticino. it.
  2. Web site: Croci Torti non allenerà più il Balerna, al suo posto Pichierri. it. Ariele. Mombelli. May 23, 2017.
  3. News: Super League: Mattia Croci-Torti neuer Lugano-Trainer. Nicola. Berger. Neue Zürcher Zeitung . 20 September 2021 . de.
  4. Web site: Lugano Croci Torti finale Coppa svizzera dichiarazioni. Silvano. Pulga. May 15, 2022. it.
  5. Web site: Tripudio bianconero, la Coppa è del Lugano!. RSI Radiotelevisione. it.