Uli Forte
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 Forte in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ulrich Massimo Forte[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Zurich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Winterthur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1994 | FC Brüttisellen-Dietlikon | ||
| 1994–1999 | FC Red Star Zürich | ||
| 1999–2002 | SC Kriens | ||
| 2002–2006 | FC Red Star Zürich | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2006 | FC Red Star Zürich (player-manager) | ||
| 2006–2008 | FC Wil 1900 | ||
| 2008–2011 | St. Gallen | ||
| 2012–2013 | Grasshoppers | ||
| 2013–2015 | BSC Young Boys | ||
| 2016–2018 | FC Zürich | ||
| 2019–2020 | Grasshoppers | ||
| 2021–2022 | Yverdon-Sport | ||
| 2022 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
| 2023–2024 | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
| 2024–2025 | Winterthur | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ulrich Massimo Forte (born 30 April 1974) is a Swiss football coach and former player from Switzerland. He most recently managed FC Winterthur in the Swiss Super League.
Personal life
[edit]Forte was born in Zürich to a family originally from Salerno, Italy.[2] He holds dual Swiss-Italian citizenship.[3]
Career
[edit]As a player
[edit]As a player, Forte played for FC Brüttisellen-Dietlikon, FC Red Star Zürich and SC Kriens.
As a manager
[edit]In 2001, Forte 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, whom he led to 2012–13 Swiss Cup victory. It was the club's first title in ten years.
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.[4]
On 10 August 2021, he was hired by Yverdon-Sport.[5] Despite a modest league performance, which saw his team end eight out of ten teams in the 2021–22 Swiss Challenge League, he led his team to the semi-final of the 2021–22 Swiss Cup.
After one season with Yverdon, he was appointed by Arminia Bielefeld, on 4 June 2022.[6] On 17 August 2022, Forte was sacked after four losses in the new season.[7]
On 25 April 2023, he returned to the Swiss Challenge League taking over Neuchâtel Xamax, who were sitting in last place.[8]
On 24 December 2024, he departed Xamax to take up the coaching job at FC Winterthur.[9][10] Like Xamax before, Winterthur were in last place of the Swiss Super League. He ended up keeping Winterthur in the Swiss Super League, finishing 10th at the end of the 2024–25 season, one point ahead of the relegation play-off spot. However, he was terminated on 20 October 2025, after achieving just two points in the first nine games of the 2025–26 season.[11]
Honours
[edit]Manager
[edit]Grasshopper
References
[edit]- ^ Uli Forte at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Arminia Bielefeld, il nuovo allenatore è l'italiano Uli Forte" (in Italian). Gianluca Di Marzio.com. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ Neuchâtel, www rtn ch, RTN, Radio Télévision (25 April 2023). "Uli Forte à la tête de Neuchâtel Xamax". www.rtn.ch.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "FC Zurich a engagé Uli Forte comme entraîneur" (in French). Tribune de Genève. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "OFFICIEL : ULI FORTE À LA TÊTE D'YS !" (in French). Yverdon-Sport. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Herzlich willkommen, Uli Forte". arminia.de (in German). Arminia Bielefeld. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "ULI FORTE FREIGESTELLT". 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Uli Forte à la tête de Neuchâtel Xamax". xamax.ch (in French). Neuchâtel Xamax FCS. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Neuchâtel Xamax et Uli Forte se séparent d'un commun accord" (in Swiss French). Neuchâtel Xamax FCS. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "Uli Forte neuer FCW-Trainer" (in Swiss High German). FC Winterthur. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "Uli Forte per sofort freigestellt" (in Swiss High German). FC Winterthur. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ "Switzerland 2012/13". rsssf.org. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- 1974 births
- Living people
- People from Uster District
- Footballers from the canton of Zurich
- Swiss men's footballers
- Swiss football managers
- Italian men's footballers
- Italian football managers
- Swiss people of Italian descent
- Men's association football central defenders
- Swiss Super League managers
- Challenge League (Switzerland) managers
- Bundesliga managers
- 2. Bundesliga managers
- SC Kriens players
- FC St. Gallen managers
- Grasshopper Club Zurich managers
- BSC Young Boys managers
- FC Zürich managers
- Yverdon-Sport FC managers
- Arminia Bielefeld managers
- Neuchâtel Xamax FCS managers
- Swiss expatriate football managers
- Italian expatriate football managers
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate football managers in Germany
Forte in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ulrich Massimo Forte[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Zurich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Winterthur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1994 | FC Brüttisellen-Dietlikon | ||
| 1994–1999 | FC Red Star Zürich | ||
| 1999–2002 | SC Kriens | ||
| 2002–2006 | FC Red Star Zürich | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2006 | FC Red Star Zürich (player-manager) | ||
| 2006–2008 | FC Wil 1900 | ||
| 2008–2011 | St. Gallen | ||
| 2012–2013 | Grasshoppers | ||
| 2013–2015 | BSC Young Boys | ||
| 2016–2018 | FC Zürich | ||
| 2019–2020 | Grasshoppers | ||
| 2021–2022 | Yverdon-Sport | ||
| 2022 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
| 2023–2024 | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
| 2024–2025 | Winterthur | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ulrich Massimo Forte (born 30 April 1974) is a Swiss football coach and former player from Switzerland. He most recently managed FC Winterthur in the Swiss Super League.
Personal life
Forte was born in Zürich to a family originally from Salerno, Italy.[2] He holds dual Swiss-Italian citizenship.[3]
Career
As a player
As a player, Forte played for FC Brüttisellen-Dietlikon, FC Red Star Zürich and SC Kriens.
As a manager
In 2001, Forte 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, whom he led to 2012–13 Swiss Cup victory. It was the club's first title in ten years.
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.[4]
On 10 August 2021, he was hired by Yverdon-Sport.[5] Despite a modest league performance, which saw his team end eight out of ten teams in the 2021–22 Swiss Challenge League, he led his team to the semi-final of the 2021–22 Swiss Cup.
After one season with Yverdon, he was appointed by Arminia Bielefeld, on 4 June 2022.[6] On 17 August 2022, Forte was sacked after four losses in the new season.[7]
On 25 April 2023, he returned to the Swiss Challenge League taking over Neuchâtel Xamax, who were sitting in last place.[8]
On 24 December 2024, he departed Xamax to take up the coaching job at FC Winterthur.[9][10] Like Xamax before, Winterthur were in last place of the Swiss Super League. He ended up keeping Winterthur in the Swiss Super League, finishing 10th at the end of the 2024–25 season, one point ahead of the relegation play-off spot. However, he was terminated on 20 October 2025, after achieving just two points in the first nine games of the 2025–26 season.[11]
Honours
Manager
Grasshopper
References
- ^ Uli Forte at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Arminia Bielefeld, il nuovo allenatore è l'italiano Uli Forte" (in Italian). Gianluca Di Marzio.com. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ Neuchâtel, www rtn ch, RTN, Radio Télévision (25 April 2023). "Uli Forte à la tête de Neuchâtel Xamax". www.rtn.ch.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "FC Zurich a engagé Uli Forte comme entraîneur" (in French). Tribune de Genève. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "OFFICIEL : ULI FORTE À LA TÊTE D'YS !" (in French). Yverdon-Sport. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Herzlich willkommen, Uli Forte". arminia.de (in German). Arminia Bielefeld. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "ULI FORTE FREIGESTELLT". 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Uli Forte à la tête de Neuchâtel Xamax". xamax.ch (in French). Neuchâtel Xamax FCS. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Neuchâtel Xamax et Uli Forte se séparent d'un commun accord" (in Swiss French). Neuchâtel Xamax FCS. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "Uli Forte neuer FCW-Trainer" (in Swiss High German). FC Winterthur. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "Uli Forte per sofort freigestellt" (in Swiss High German). FC Winterthur. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ "Switzerland 2012/13". rsssf.org. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
