Mauro Lustrinelli
Swiss footballer (born 1976)
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Mauro "Lustri" Lustrinelli (born 26 February 1976) is a Swiss professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Swiss Super League club Thun.[2] A striker, he played for the Switzerland national team.
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Lustrinelli with FC Thun in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauro Lustrinelli[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellinzona, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Thun (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1989 | Giubiasco | ||
| 1989–1992 | Bellinzona | ||
| 1992–1994 | Giubiasco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2001 | Bellinzona | 164 | (109) |
| 2001–2004 | Wil | 79 | (22) |
| 2004–2006 | Thun | 66 | (36) |
| 2006–2007 | Sparta Prague | 25 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | Luzern | 43 | (16) |
| 2008–2011 | Bellinzona | 77 | (34) |
| 2010 | → Young Boys (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2011 | Thun | 18 | (4) |
| Total | 484 | (230) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Switzerland | 12 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | Thun | ||
| 2017 | Thun | ||
| 2018–2022 | Switzerland U21 | ||
| 2022– | Thun | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
He started his professional career at Bellinzona in 1994 and played for them until 2001. Then he transferred to Wil and played there for the next three seasons before transferring to Thun in 2004. In 2004–05, he was the Swiss Super League's second highest goalscorer with 20 goals and also qualified with the club for the UEFA Champions League. In 2006, he signed for Sparta Prague but after one year at the club he returned to Switzerland and joined Luzern in order to play first team football leading up to UEFA Euro 2008. After one season he returned to Bellinzona.
International career
Lustrinelli made his debut for the Switzerland national team on 17 August 2005 in a friendly against Norway. He was part of the Swiss squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. On 19 June 2006, he was substituted in to play the last four minutes of Switzerland's final World Cup group match against Togo and after only one minute of playing he assisted Tranquillo Barnetta to score the second goal in a 2–0 win. The 2006 World Cup was his last appearance in a Swiss jersey. He was not selected for the UEFA Euro 2008.
Style of management
Personal life
Lustrinelli is of Italian descent through his father, who is originally from Molise.[4] Being originally from the northern part of Ticino (the Sopraceneri), Lustrinelli grew up close to referee Massimo Busacca who also represented Switzerland at the 2006 World Cup.
He has a Bachelor of Business Administration and wrote his thesis on the Italian Serie A.
