| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1968-08-08)8 August 1968 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Chiasso, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1984 | Chiasso | ||
| 1984–1987 | SC Zug | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1989 | SC Zug | 49 | (15) |
| 1989–1990 | Zürich | 30 | (10) |
| 1990–1991 | Chiasso | 18 | (10) |
| 1991–1993 | Zürich | 59 | (21) |
| 1994 | Servette | 13 | (9) |
| 1994–1996 | Rennes | 55 | (26) |
| 1996–1997 | Monaco | 12 | (0) |
| 1997 | Sion | 10 | (4) |
| 1997–1998 | Cannes | 18 | (6) |
| 1998–1999 | Lyon | 24 | (6) |
| 1999–2000 | Nice | 21 | (3) |
| Total | 309 | (110) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993–1998 | Switzerland | 31 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marco Grassi (born 8 August 1968) is a Swiss former professionalfootballer, who played as acentre forward. He was part of theSwitzerland national team squads at the1994 World Cup and at theUEFA Euro 1996.
Grassi was born inChiasso.
During his career, spent entirely in Switzerland and France,[1] Grassi representedSC Zug,FC Chiasso,FC Zürich,Servette FC,Stade Rennais,AS Monaco,FC Sion,AS Cannes,Olympique Lyonnais andOGC Nice. At Monaco he was part of the side that won the1996-97 Ligue 1 title, making 12 appearances in the process.[2]
As an expatriate, his best years were with Rennes, scoring 15 and 11 times respectively, as the club had justreturned to the first division in his first year, proceeding toqualify for theUEFA Intertoto Cup inthe second.
Grassi retired in 2000, at nearly 32, withFrench second division's Nice. Six years later, he became president of his very first club, hometown Chiasso.
ForSwitzerland, Grassi gained 31 internationalcaps scoring three goals, his debut coming in 1993; always as a backup, he participated at1994 FIFA World Cup (one match) andUEFA Euro 1996 (two).
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