Ulrich "Uli" Forte (born 30 April 1974) is an Italian[1] football coach and former player from Switzerland.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ulrich Forte | ||
Date of birth | (1974-04-30) 30 April 1974 (age 48) | ||
Place of birth | Zurich, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
0000–1994 | FC Brüttisellen-Dietlikon | ||
1994–1999 | FC Red Star Zürich | ||
1999–2002 | SC Kriens | ||
2002–2006 | FC Red Star Zürich | ||
Teams managed | |||
2001–2006 | FC Red Star Zürich (Player-manager) | ||
2006–2008 | FC Wil 1900 | ||
2008–2011 | FC St. Gallen | ||
2012–2013 | Grasshoppers | ||
2013–2015 | BSC Young Boys | ||
2016–2018 | FC Zürich | ||
2019–2020 | Grasshoppers | ||
2021–2022 | Yverdon-Sport | ||
2022 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Forte was born in Zürich to a family originally from Salerno, Italy.[2]
As an active player, he played for FC Brüttisellen-Dietlikon, FC Red Star Zürich and SC Kriens.
In 2001, he was a player-coach at FC Red Star Zürich. In 2006, he moved to FC Wil 1900. After coaching FC Wil 1900 for two years, he signed for FC St. Gallen. He was fired on 1 March 2011. One year later, on 16 April 2012, he signed as the new manager of Grasshopper Club Zürich. From July 2013 until August 2015 he was the head coach of BSC Young Boys. On 13 May 2016 he signed as the head coach of FC Zürich.[3]
On 10 August 2021, he was hired by Yverdon-Sport.[4] After one season, he was appointed by Arminia Bielefeld.[5] On 17 August 2022, Forte was sacked after four losses in the new season.[6]
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