| Intro | Swiss footballer | ||||
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Sports official Athlete Football player Association football player Association football manager |
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Italy Switzerland |
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Sports |
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| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 30 April 1974, Wangen-Brüttisellen, Uster District, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland | ||||
| Age: | 46 years | ||||
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Ulrich “Uli” Forte (born 15 September 1974 in Wangen-Brüttisellen) is an Italian football coach and former player. He is currently the coach of FC Zürich in the Swiss Super League, having successfully led to club to promotion in the 2016–17 Swiss Challenge League.
Career
As player
As an active player, he played for FC Brüttisellen-Dietlikon, FC Red Star Zürich and SC Kriens.
As manager
In 2001, he was 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 at 1 March 2011. At 16 April 2012, he was signed as the new manager of Grasshopper Club Zürich. From July 2013 until August 2015 he was the head coach of BSC Young Boys. On 13 May 2016 he signed as head coach of FC Zürich.