15 Facts About Massimo Ceccaroni

Massimo Ceccaroni was born on 15 August 1968 and is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.

Massimo Ceccaroni played for FC Basel for very nearly his entire career.

Massimo Ceccaroni was later trainer at amateur club BSC Old Boys and then trainer of the Basel U21 team.

Massimo Ceccaroni's teammates included goalie Urs Suter, defender Peter Bernauer, and Switzerland national team players such as Adrian Knup, Dominique Herr and Peter Nadig.

Massimo Ceccaroni scored his first league goal for his club on 7 October 1992 in the home game at the St Jakob Stadium.

Massimo Ceccaroni rushed down the right wing, staying remarkably close to the side line all the way, and after having run more than 50 meters he crossed the ball very high to the middle.

Massimo Ceccaroni remained with the club for another eight Nationalliga A seasons.

Between the years 1987 and 2002 Massimo Ceccaroni played a total of 605 games for Basel scoring a total of six goals.

Massimo Ceccaroni scored those four mentioned goals in the domestic league and the other two were scored during the test games.

The finest moments of Massimo Ceccaroni's career were, firstly, winning the Nationalliga B in 1994 and, secondly, the Nationalliga A championship and the Swiss Cup in 2002, these were Basel's first titles in 22 years.

Massimo Ceccaroni doesn't want to jeopardize the victory and asks the referee how long he will let the game go.

Massimo Ceccaroni spent three seasons as head-coach of Basel's U-21 youth team.

Massimo Ceccaroni, whose parents are from Italy, was born in Basel and grew up in the quarter Saint Johann.

Massimo Ceccaroni is co-owner of ABT Bodenbelage AG and worked there for ten years.

Massimo Ceccaroni has an elder brother, Stefano, who played for Basel.