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Alain Sutter

アラン・ズッター　/　あらん・ずったー

Association football player from Switzerland

January 22, 1968 (age 58)　・　Bern, Canton of Berne, Switzerland

Canton of Berne
association football player

My Take

Alain Sutter strikes me as the thinking man's footballer. At 179 cm he was never going to overpower anyone, so he had to win with vision and craft in midfield, which is the version of the game I find most beautiful. Coming out of Bern to compete on the international stage takes a particular kind of self-belief. What I respect most, though, is his second act: stepping into the sporting director role at Grasshopper Club Zurich. Too many players vanish after retirement, but Sutter took his on-pitch instincts into the front office. That continuity, from playmaker to club architect, is a career path I genuinely applaud.

Overview

Alain Sutter (born 22 January 1968) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the sporting director of Grasshopper Club Zurich.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Alain Sutter
Name (Japanese): アラン・ズッター
Reading: あらん・ずったー
Born: January 22, 1968 (age 58)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Monkey
Origin: Bern, Canton of Berne, Switzerland
Blood type: Private
Height: 179 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BA%E3%83%83%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC

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