Ciriaco Sforza

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.

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

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%84%E3%82%A1

Tags

• Canton of Aargau
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.