Mattia Croci-Torti (born 10 April 1982) is a Swiss professional

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and former player, who currently manages

Lugano Lugano ( , , ; ) is a city and municipality within the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It is the largest city in both Ticino and the Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland. Lugano has a population () of , and an u ...

Club career

Croci-Torti spent his entire playing career between the Swiss 1. Liga and

Swiss Challenge League The Challenge League (known as the Dieci Challenge League for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest tier of the Swiss football league system and lower of two professional leagues in the country. Ten teams play in the Challenge League; the wi ...

. He began his career with

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in 1999, and ended his career with them in 2014 representing various other clubs from

Ticino Ticino ( ), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino, is one of the Canton of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eight districts ...

in between.

Managerial career

After retiring as a footballer, Croci-Torti returned to

as assistant manager from 2013 to 2015. He became the manager of the club Balerna in 2015, before moving to

as assistant from 2017 to 2021, only interrupted by a short stint as

Mendrisio Mendrisio (; ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Mendrisio (district), Mendrisio in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Mendrisio is the seat of the Accademia di Architettura di Mendris ...

manager in 2018. On 1 September 2021, he was named the manager of Lugano in the

Swiss Super League The Super League (also known as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsorship reasons) is a professional association football league in Switzerland and the highest level of the Swiss football league system. It has been played in its current fo ...

replacing

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. He helped Lugano win the

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on 15 May 2022, 29 years since the club last won the trophy.

Managerial Statistics

Honours

Lugano *

: 2021–22

References

External links

SFL player profileSFL manager Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Croci-Torti, Mattia 1982 births Living people Footballers from Ticino Swiss people of Italian descent Swiss men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Swiss 1. Liga (football) players Swiss Challenge League players FC Chiasso players FC Lugano players FC Wil players Swiss football managers Swiss Super League managers FC Lugano managers 21st-century Swiss sportsmen