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My Take
Ciriaco Sforza fascinates me as a product of Swiss football who outgrew it, carrying an Italian surname into the elite leagues of Europe. He played for Inter in Italy and for Kaiserslautern and Bayern Munich in Germany, no small feat for a midfielder from little Wohlen in Aargau. At 180 cm he was a controller of tempo, the unglamorous engine that lets stars shine. What I admire most is the continuity of his devotion: he became a coach after retiring, staying inside the game he clearly loves. Players who transition into management often reveal how deeply they understood the sport all along.
Overview
Ciriaco Sforza (Italian pronunciation: [tʃiˈriːako ˈsfɔrtsa]; born 2 March 1970) is a Swiss football manager and former professional player who last managed Swiss Challenge League club FC Schaffhausen. After beginning his career with Swiss clubs FC Aarau and Grasshopper Club Zürich, he most notably played for Internazionale in Italy, and 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and FC Bayern Munich in Germany.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ciriaco Sforza
- Name (Japanese)
- チリアコ・スフォルツァ
- Reading
- ちりあこ・すふぉるつぁ
- Born
- March 2, 1970 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dog
- Origin
- Wohlen, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
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
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Switzerland →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.