Carlos Bernegger

Juan Carlos Bernegger (born 9 March 1969) is an Argentine-Swiss football manager and a former player who played as a midfielder.

Carlos Bernegger

Personal information
Full name	Juan Carlos Bernegger
Date of birth	(1969-03-03) 3 March 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth	Bell Ville, Argentina[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1991	Belgrano	6	(2)
1991–1993	Winterthur	6	(0)
Managerial career
2000–2007	Grasshopper youth
2005–2007	Grasshopper U21
2007–2011	Basel U21
2013–2014	Luzern
2017	Grasshopper
2018–2020	FC Basel (assistant)
2020–2022	FC Thun
2023–	Al Ahly (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial career

Bernegger had a brief career in football with Belgrano in Argentina and then Winterthur in Switzerland, but had to retire because of ligament injuries in 1993 at the age of 21.^[2][3] Bernegger decided to stay in Switzerland, and made his name as a youth scout and youth coach for Winterthur.^[4] Bernegger became long-term youth coach for Grasshopper, and after a couple stints at Basel U21 and Luzern rejoined Grasshopper as the head manager in 2016.^[5]

On 4 May 2022, FC Thun announced that Bernegger will leave the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.^[6]

Personal life

Bernegger's grandparents emigrated from St. Gallen, Switzerland to Argentina after World War II.^[7]