Mario Cantaluppi

Mario Cantaluppi

Personal information
Full name	Mario Cantaluppi
Date of birth	(1974-04-11) 11 April 1974
Place of birth	Schlieren, Switzerland
Height
Position(s)	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 Nürnberg	58	(0)
2006–2007	FC Luzern	47	(7)
2008–2009	Sint-Truidense	49	(5)
2010	SC Buochs	17	(1)
International career
2001–2004	Switzerland	22	(4)
Managerial career
2010–2011	SC Buochs
2012–2013	SC Dornach
2014	Servette FC (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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 Nürnberg 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.

International

Cantaluppi is an experienced Swiss international, 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. Cantaluppi has never played for Switzerland since then.

External links

• Mario Cantaluppi profile at Fussballdaten
• Mario Cantaluppi at National-Football-Teams.com