Pierluigi Tami

Pierluigi Tami (born 12 September 1961[1]) is a Swiss football manager and a former defender. He also holds Italian citizenship.

Pierluigi Tami

Personal information
Date of birth	(1961-09-12) 12 September 1961
Place of birth	Clusone, Italy
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1984	Chiasso
1984–1988	Locarno
1988–1990	Bellinzona
1990–1993	Lugano
Teams managed
1999–2002	Locarno
2002–2003	Lugano
2005	Switzerland U17
2006–2015	Switzerland (assistant)
2009–2015	Switzerland U21
2012	Switzerland U23
2015–2017	Grasshopper Club Zürich
2017–2018	Lugano
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

He was in charge of the Switzerland national under-21 football team, and also worked as an assistant to coach Ottmar Hitzfeld during his time as manager of the Switzerland national football team. In 2011, he won the award for Swiss football coach of the year. Tami coached the Swiss under-23 team at the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London.

Tami played for FC Chiasso, FC Locarno, AC Bellinzona, and FC Lugano in a career that saw him spend his entire time in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland. He previously coached Lugano, Locarno, and the Switzerland national under-17 football team.[2]

References

1. Birrer, Peter M.; Wiederkehr, David (17 January 2015). "Ich werde einen guten Job machen" (in German). Tages Anzeiger. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
2. "Pierluigi Tami competition coaching record". UEFA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.

External links

• Swiss Football Federation profile
• Pierluigi Tami at WorldFootball.net