Rolf Fringer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 January 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Adliswil, Switzerland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1981 | CS Chênois | 18 | (2) |
| 1981–1983 | FC Luzern | 35 | (1) |
| 1983–1989 | SC Zug | ||
| 1986–1989 | Schaffhausen | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Schaffhausen | ||
| 1992–1995 | FC Aarau | ||
| 1995–1996 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| 1996–1997 | Switzerland | ||
| 1998–1999 | Grasshoppers | ||
| 2000–2002 | FC Aarau | ||
| 2003 | Al-Wahda | ||
| 2004 | Apollon Limassol | ||
| 2004–2005 | PAOK | ||
| 2006–2007 | St. Gallen | ||
| 2008–2011 | FC Luzern | ||
| 2012 | FC Zürich | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rolf Fringer (born 26 January 1957) is an Austrian football manager and former player. He has managed the Switzerland national team and numerous Swiss football clubs.[1]
Career
[edit]Fringer led FC Aarau to the 1992–93 Swiss national title.[2] At FC Luzern he was known for his counterattacking football.[3] He was replaced as Luzern manager by Murat Yakin.[4][5]
In April 2012 it was announced that Rolf Fringer would join FC Zürich as manager in summer 2012. When he was appointed he stated that it was his proudest day as he was an FCZ fan as a child.[6] His first transfer as manager was to sign Burim Kukeli, whom he had managed at FC Luzern.[7] On 26 November it was announced following a board meeting to relieve Fringer of his duties, with FC Zürich sitting at 7th in the Super League.
References
[edit]- ^ "Switzerland – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". Rsssf.com. 20 June 2007.
- ^ "Das Aarau-Wunder jährt sich zum 25. Mal". blick.ch. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Site Unavailable | UK2". Justcantbeatthat.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Site Unavailable | UK2". Justcantbeatthat.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Site Unavailable | UK2". Justcantbeatthat.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Rolf Fringer to take charge of FC Zurich". Nonleaguechannel.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012.
- ^ "It has been confirmed by FC Luzern that defensive midfielder Burim Kukeli has agreed a move to join FC Zürich in the summer". Nonleaguechannel.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013.
External links
[edit]- Rolf Fringer at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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