Mario Cantaluppi

Mario Cantaluppi

Personal information
Full name	Mario Cantaluppi
Date of birth	11 April 1974 (1974-04-11) (age 37)
Place of birth	Schlieren, Zurich, Switzerland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft  1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender, Midfielder
Youth career
1982–1990	Grasshopper-Club Zürich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1990–1993	Grasshopper-Club Zürich	49	(3)
1993–1996	FC Basel	89	(8)
1996–1998	Servette	46	(4)
1999–2004	FC Basel	145	(14)
2004–2006	1. FC Nuremberg	58	(0)
2006–2007	FC Luzern	47	(7)
2008–2009	Sint-Truidense	49	(5)
2010	SC Buochs	17	(1)
National team
2001–2004	Switzerland	22	(4)
Teams managed
2010	SC Buochs
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Mario "Lupo" Cantaluppi (born 11 April 1974 in Schlieren, Zurich) is a former footballer from Switzerland.^[1]

Career

Club

Mario Cantaluppi started his professional career with Grasshopper-Club Zurich in 1990 and won the 1990–91 Nationaliga A in his debut season. In 1993, he dropped down a division to sign for FC Basel who were playing in the Nationaliga B at the time. In the Summer of 1996 he signed for FC Servette but rejoined Basel three years later. He joined German Bundesliga club 1. FC Nuremberg in 2004 and played there for the next two seasons before returning to Switzerland to play for FC Luzern. In January 2008 he joined Belgium's K. Sint-Truidense V.V. and play there until summer 2009. In 2010 he was for about five months player-manager of SC Buochs.^[2][3]

International

Mario Cantaluppi is an experienced Swiss internationalist, having played 24 times for his country. He played an important role in Switzerland's path to UEFA Euro 2004 but was left out of the final squad for the tournament after falling out with national coach Köbi Kuhn. He has never played for Switzerland since then.

References

1. ^ "Cantaluppi, Mario" (in German). kicker.de. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2010-11/1-fc-nuernberg-81/28722/spieler_mario-cantaluppi.html. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
2. ^ "Zwei Trainer, zwei Freunde und zwei Models" (in German). blick.ch. 16 October 2010. http://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/cup/wir-sind-glueckskinder-158700. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
3. ^ "Cantaluppi in Buochs entlassen" (in German). fussball.ch. 6 November 2010. http://www.fussball.ch/Cantaluppi+in+Buochs+entlassen/463576/detail.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 

External links

• Mario Cantaluppi at fussballdaten.de (German)
• Mario Cantaluppi at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Cantaluppi, Mario
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	11 April 1974
Place of birth	Schlieren, Zurich, Switzerland
Date of death
Place of death