Mauro Lustrinelli
 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 | 1. FC Union Berlin (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 (interim) | ||
| 2017 | Thun (interim) | ||
| 2018–2022 | Switzerland U21 | ||
| 2022–2026 | Thun | ||
| 2026– | 1. FC Union Berlin | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mauro "Lustri" Lustrinelli (born 26 February 1976) is a Swiss professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Bundesliga club 1. FC Union Berlin. A striker, he played for the Switzerland national team.
Club career
[edit]Lustrinelli 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
[edit]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.
Coaching career
[edit]Lustrinelli began his coaching career at Thun, before managing the Switzerland U21 side, then returning to Thun in 2022.[2] He later led the club to the 2024–25 Swiss Challenge League title,[3] and their first-ever Swiss Super League title in the 2025–26 season.[4] On 21 May 2026, he was announced as manager of German side 1. FC Union Berlin ahead of the 2026–27 season.[5]
Style of management
[edit]Under Lustrinelli, Thun plays under a high-pressing system.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Lustrinelli is of Italian descent through his father, who is originally from Molise.[7] 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.
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of match played 17 May 2026
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Thun (caretaker) | 27 March 2017 | 30 June 2017 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 45.45 |
| Switzerland U21 (caretaker) | 1 February 2018 | 30 June 2018 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
| Switzerland U21 | 1 July 2018 | 30 June 2022 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 66.67 |
| Thun | 1 July 2022 | 30 June 2026 | 157 | 85 | 33 | 39 | 54.14 |
| Union Berlin | 1 July 2026 | present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career total | 200 | 111 | 39 | 50 | 55.50 | ||
Honours
[edit]Managerial
[edit]Thun
References
[edit]- ↑ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ↑ "Nach 4 Jahren bei der U21 – Lustrinelli verlässt den SFV und heuert bei Thun an" (in German). SRF. 16 June 2022.
- ↑ "Nach fünf Jahren in der Challenge League: Thun steigt nach Sieg über Aarau auf" (in German). Watson. 2 May 2025.
- ↑ Stynes, Trevor (3 May 2026). "Promoted Thun finally clinch maiden Swiss league title". Reuters.
- ↑ "Mauro Lustrinelli Named New Men's Head Coach – Exciting Appointment of Swiss Champion". 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ "From Second Tier to Top-Flight Title in One Year? How Direct and Efficient FC Thun Are Shocking Swiss Football". The Analyst. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ "Primonumero.it - Termoli in Rete - SPORT: Un podi Molise ai mondiali brasiliani con Esposito e Aquilani". primonumero.it. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "FC Thun win Swiss title for the first time in their history". onefootball.com. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
External links
[edit]
- Official UEFA player page
- AC Bellinzona profile (in Italian)
- Mauro Lustrinelli at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- Swiss men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- Switzerland men's international footballers
- Swiss people of Italian descent
- FC Luzern players
- AC Bellinzona players
- FC Wil players
- FC Thun players
- BSC Young Boys players
- Czech First League players
- AC Sparta Prague players
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Footballers from Bellinzona
- Swiss football managers
- FC Thun managers
- 1. FC Union Berlin managers
- Swiss Super League managers
- Challenge League (Switzerland) managers
- Expatriate football managers in Germany
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany
