Massimo Lombardo
{{short description|Swiss footballer (born 1973)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Massimo Lombardo
| image = Genève Indoors 2014 - 20140114 - Massimo Lombardo.jpg
| fullname = Massimo Lombardo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|1|9}}
| birth_place = Bellinzona, Switzerland
| height = {{Height|m=1.74}}
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| 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
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = Switzerland
| nationalcaps1 = 15
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| manageryears1 = 2007–2012[http://www.news.ch/Massimo+Lombardo+wechselt+zu+Nyon/279238/detail.htm Massimo Lombardo wechselt zu Nyon]‚ news.ch, 22 June 2007
| managerclubs1 = Nyon (youth)
| manageryears2 = 2012–2015[http://www.gcz.ch/news/news/artikel/gc-nachwuchs-gc-unterliegt-servette-mit-23-im-u18-meisterplayoff-final/ GC UNTERLIEGT SERVETTE MIT 2:3 IM U18-MEISTERPLAYOFF-FINAL]‚ gcz.ch, 21 June 2015
| managerclubs2 = Servette FC (youth)
| manageryears3 = 2015–2017[http://www.rsi.ch/sport/calcio/Massimo-Lombardo-ct-della-U15-4929430.html Massimo Lombardo træner for U15]‚ rsi.ch, 22 May 2015
| 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.{{Cite web |last=DataTeam |date=2019-05-16 |title=Massimo Lombardo nouveau responsable technique de l'académie |url=https://servettefc.ch/massimo-lombardo-nouveau-responsable-technique-de-l-academie/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=Servette FC |language=fr-FR}}
Senior career
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.
Managerial career
In 2017, Lombardo was named assistant manager of Swiss side FC Basel.{{Cite web |last=Crans-Montana |first=Céline Feller |title=FC Basel - Der neue FCB-Assistenztrainer Massimo Lombardo im Interview: «Die Emotionen sind mein Motor» |url=https://www.bzbasel.ch/sport/basel/der-neue-fcb-assistenztrainer-massimo-lombardo-im-interview-die-emotionen-sind-mein-motor-ld.1439758 |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=bz Basel |language=de}}
He then joined Servette FC's academy as its manager in 2019, his current position.
References
External links
- http://www.football.ch/sfl/1106/de/Kader.aspx?tId=0&pId=207394
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Category:Swiss men's footballers
Category:Switzerland men's international footballers
Category:Swiss expatriate men's footballers
Category:AC Bellinzona players
Category:Grasshopper Club Zurich players
Category:AC Perugia Calcio players
Category:FC Lausanne-Sport players
Category:Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players
Category:Swiss Super League players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Sportspeople from Bellinzona
Category:FC Stade Nyonnais players
Category:Footballers from Ticino
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