Carlos Bernegger
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Bernegger | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Bell Ville, Argentina[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zürich (assistant coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1991 | Belgrano | 6 | (2) |
| 1991–1993 | Winterthur | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2007 | Grasshopper youth | ||
| 2005–2007 | Grasshopper U21 | ||
| 2007–2011 | Basel U21 | ||
| 2013–2014 | Luzern | ||
| 2017 | Grasshopper | ||
| 2018–2020 | FC Basel (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2022 | FC Thun | ||
| 2023–2025 | Al Ahly (assistant) | ||
| 2026– | Zürich (assistant) | ||
| 2026 | Zürich (interim) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan Carlos Bernegger (born 9 March 1969) is an Argentine-Swiss football manager and a former player who played as a midfielder. He is the assistant manager of Zürich.
Managerial career
[edit]Bernegger had a brief career in football with Belgrano in Argentina and then Winterthur in Switzerland, but had to retire because of ligament injuries in 1993 at the age of 21.[2][3] Bernegger decided to stay in Switzerland, and made his name as a youth scout and youth coach for Winterthur.[4] Bernegger became long-term youth coach for Grasshopper, and after a couple stints at Basel U21 and Luzern rejoined Grasshopper as the head manager in 2016.[5]
From 2018 until 2020, he worked as assistant under Marcel Koller at FC Basel and won the won the Swiss Cup in 2019.[6]
On 4 May 2022, FC Thun announced that Bernegger will leave the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[7]
In August 2023, he rejoined Koller as his assistant at Egyptian giants Al Ahly SC.[6] He departed Al Ahly when Koller was sacked in April 2025.
On 2 March 2026, he joined FC Zürich as assistant manager to head coach Dennis Hediger.[8][6] On 14 April 2026, following Hediger's dismissal, he was appointed interim head coach until the end of the season.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Bernegger's grandparents emigrated from St. Gallen, Switzerland to Argentina after World War II.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Nos visitó un periodista suizo interesado en la historia de la pelota de fútbol y el bellvillense Bernegger". Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "La Voz del Interior On Line - Portada". archivo.lavoz.com.ar.
- ↑ Candoli, Matías. "De Bell Ville a los Alpes".
- ↑ Babst, Andreas (20 July 2017). "GC-Trainer Carlos Bernegger: Der Mann, der schon Lichtsteiner am Kragen packte" – via NZZ.
- ↑ Zürich, Grasshopper Club. "CARLOS BERNEGGER WIEDER IM GC".
- 1 2 3 Baumgartner, Gian-Andri (2 March 2026). "Der FC Zürich hat einen neuen Co-Trainer" (in Swiss High German). Blick. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ↑ "Bernegger verlässt den Club Ende Saison" (in German). FC Thun. 4 May 2022. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ↑ "Carlos Bernegger wird neuer Co-Trainer der ersten Mannschaft". FC Zürich. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ↑ "Wechsel im Trainerstab – Marcel Koller übernimmt ab Saison 2026/2027" (in Swiss High German). FC Zürich. 14 April 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Bernegger wird Luzern-Trainer: Und er traut sich doch!". 7 April 2013 – via NZZ.
External links
[edit]- 1969 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine football managers
- Swiss men's footballers
- Swiss football managers
- Argentine people of Swiss descent
- Swiss people of Argentine descent
- Sportspeople of Argentine descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Argentine Primera División players
- Challenge League (Switzerland) players
- Club Atlético Belgrano footballers
- FC Winterthur players
- Swiss Super League managers
- FC Luzern managers
- Grasshopper Club Zurich managers
- FC Thun managers
- FC Zürich managers
- 20th-century Argentine sportsmen
- 20th-century Swiss sportsmen