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{{short description|Swiss footballer (born 1988)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Simone Grippo
| name = Simone Grippo
| fullname = Simone Grippo
| fullname = <!-- If different-->
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|12|12|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|12|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ettingen]], Switzerland
| birth_place = [[Ettingen]], Switzerland
| height = 1.89m
| height = 1.85m
| currentclub = [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]]
| currentclub = [[FC Basel]] (coach)
| clubnumber = 6
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre back]]
| position = [[Centre back]]
| youthyears1 = 1998–2005
| youthyears1 = 1998–2005
| youthclubs1 = Ettingen
| youthclubs1 = Ettingen
| youthyears2 = 2005–2006
| youthyears2 = 2005–2006
| youthclubs2 = [[FC Basel|Basel]]
| youthclubs2 = [[FC Basel|Basel]]
| years1 = 2006–2008
| years1 = 2006–2008
| clubs1 = [[FC Basel|Basel U-21]]
| years2 = 2007–2008
| years3 = 2008
| caps1 = 22
| years4 = 2008–2011
| years5 = 2009
| years6 = 2009–2010
| years7 = 2010
| years8 = 2011–2012
| years9 = 2012–2013
| years10 = 2013–2017
| years11 = 2017–
| clubs1 = [[FC Basel|Basel]]
| clubs2 = → [[FC Concordia Basel|Concordia]] (loan)
| clubs3 = → [[AC Bellinzona|Bellinzona]] (loan)
| clubs4 = [[A.C. ChievoVerona|ChievoVerona]]
| clubs5 = → [[Piacenza Calcio|Piacenza]] (loan)
| clubs6 = → [[A.C. Lumezzane|Lumezzane]] (loan)
| clubs7 = → [[Frosinone Calcio|Frosinone]] (loan)
| clubs8 = [[FC Lugano|Lugano]]
| clubs9 = [[Servette FC|Servette]]
| clubs10 = [[FC Vaduz|Vaduz]]
| clubs11 = [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]]
| caps1 = 22
| caps2 = 24
| caps3 = 0
| caps4 = 2
| caps5 = 3
| caps6 = 17
| caps7 = 23
| caps8 = 13
| caps9 = 9
| caps10 = 97
| caps11 = 15
| goals1 = 1
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2007–2008
| clubs2 = → [[FC Concordia Basel|Concordia]] (loan)
| caps2 = 24
| goals2 = 4
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2008
| clubs3 = → [[AC Bellinzona|Bellinzona]] (loan)
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2008–2011
| clubs4 = [[A.C. ChievoVerona|ChievoVerona]]
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2009
| clubs5 = → [[Piacenza Calcio|Piacenza]] (loan)
| caps5 = 3
| goals5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2009–2010
| clubs6 = → [[A.C. Lumezzane|Lumezzane]] (loan)
| caps6 = 17
| goals6 = 1
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2010
| clubs7 = → [[Frosinone Calcio|Frosinone]] (loan)
| caps7 = 23
| goals7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2011–2012
| clubs8 = → [[FC Lugano|Lugano]] (loan)
| caps8 = 13
| goals8 = 1
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2012–2013
| clubs9 = [[Servette FC|Servette]]
| caps9 = 9
| goals9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2013–2017
| clubs10 = [[FC Vaduz|Vaduz]]
| caps10 = 97
| goals10 = 7
| goals10 = 7
| goals11 = 2
| years11 = 2017–2020
| clubs11 = [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]]
| caps11 = 64
| goals11 = 3
| years12 = 2020–2021
| clubs12 = [[Real Oviedo|Oviedo]]
| caps12 = 32
| goals12 = 1
| years13 = 2021–2024
| clubs13 = [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]]
| caps13 = 42
| goals13 = 2
| years14 = 2022
| clubs14 = [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport II]]
| caps14 = 1
| goals14 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2006
| nationalyears1 = 2006
| nationalteam1 = Switzerland U18
| nationalteam1 = [[Switzerland national under-18 football team|Switzerland U-18]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2006–2007
| nationalyears2 = 2006–2007
| nationalteam2 = [[Switzerland national under-19 football team|Switzerland U19]]
| nationalteam2 = [[Switzerland national under-19 football team|Switzerland U-19]]
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2007–2008
| nationalyears3 = 2007–2008
| nationalteam3 = Switzerland U20
| nationalteam3 = [[Switzerland national under-20 football team|Switzerland U-20]]
| nationalcaps3 = 9
| nationalcaps3 = 9
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| nationalyears4 = 2009–2010
| nationalyears4 = 2009–2010
| nationalteam4 = [[Switzerland national under-21 football team|Switzerland U21]]
| nationalteam4 = [[Switzerland national under-21 football team|Switzerland U-21]]
| nationalcaps4 = 4
| nationalcaps4 = 3
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 21 January 2018
| club-update = 27 May 2024
| nationalteam-update = 21 January 2018
| nationalteam-update = 21 January 2018
}}
}}
'''Simone Grippo''' (born 12 December 1988) is a Swiss [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for Spanish club [[Real Zaragoza]] as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|central defender]].
'''Simone Grippo''' (born 12 December 1988) is a Swiss former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as [[central defender]]. He was a Swiss youth international footballer. Since January 2025 he works for [[FC Basel]]'s youth department as coordinater and coach.


==Football career==
==Career==
===Club===
Born in [[Ettingen]], Grippo came through the ranks in the [[FC Basel]] youth system and played for two years in their reserve team. He was sent out on a loan to feeder club [[FC Concordia Basel]] during the 2007–08 season.<ref name="fcb 2007-07-12">{{cite web| last =FC Basel 1893| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =| year =2007| url =http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/18644/27/7/7| title =Simone Grippo leihweise zu Concordia Basel| format =| work =| publisher =FC Basel 1893| accessdate =12 July 2007| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234725/http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/18644/27/7/7| archive-date =30 December 2013| dead-url =yes| df =dmy-all}}</ref> He originally had a half season-long loan spell at Concordia Basel but this was extended in December into a full season loan.
Born and living in [[Ettingen]], Grippo started his youth football with the local amateur club FC Ettingen.


In the summer of 2005, Grippo joined the youth department of [[FC Basel]] and played in their U-18 team during the 2005–06 season, under coach [[Patrick Rahmen]] and his assistant [[Marco Walker]] and with them won both the Swiss U-18 championship and the U-19/18 national cup that season.<ref name="fcb-aktuell-2005/06-U-18-Meister">{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | authorlink = | year = 2006 | url = http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/-/10044/16573 | title = Zwei weitere Titel für FCB-Nachwuchs | format = | publisher = FC Basel 1893 | accessdate = 18 June 2006 | language = de-ch | trans-title = Two more titles for FCB youngsters | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233631/http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/-/10044/16573 | archive-date = 30 December 2013 | url-status = dead }}</ref> In the summer of 2006 he advanced to join their U-21 team and before the season started attended the trainings of the first team under head coach [[Christian Gross]]. After playing in two test games, Grippo played his debut for the team in the first qualifying round of the [[2006–07 UEFA Cup]], on 13 July 2006. He was in the starting eleven, playing as central midfielder, as Basel played a home game in the [[St. Jakob-Park]] and they won 3–1 against [[Kazakhstan|Kazakhi]] side [[FC Tobol]].<ref name="Uefa-UC-2006/07-FCB-Tobol">{{cite web | last = uefa.com | author-link = | date = 13 July 2006 | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/84266--basel-vs-tobol/ | title = FC Basel 3-1 FC Tobol Kostanay | format = | publisher = uefa.com | access-date = 2023-11-16}}</ref>
In summer 2008 he joined [[AC Bellinzona]] on loan, but just one month later, on 5 August, he signed for [[A.C. Chievo Verona]] of Italian [[Serie A]] on a permanent contract.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.transfermarketweb.com/index.php?action=read&idsel=22242|title=OFFICIAL, Simone Grippo to Chievo|publisher=TransferMarketWeb.com|date=5 August 2008}}</ref>


On 12 July 2007 Basel announced that they were loaning Grippo out to local feeder club [[FC Concordia Basel]] for the [[2007–08 Swiss Challenge League|2007–08 Challenge League season]]. Originally it had been a six month loan period to Concordia, but in December the two clubs, together with the player, agreed to extended it into a full season loan.<ref name="fcb-aktuell-2007/08-FCB-Grippo-Concordia">{{cite web| last =FC Basel 1893| authorlink =| year =2007| url =http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/18644/27/7/7| title =Simone Grippo leihweise zu Concordia Basel| format =| publisher =FC Basel 1893| access-date =12 July 2007| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234725/http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/18644/27/7/7| archive-date =30 December 2013| url-status =dead| df =dmy-all}}</ref> Grippo had 25 league and two cup appearances, scoring a total of five goals. Concordia ended the league season in seventh position.<ref name="rsssf-Switzerland 2007/08">{{cite web | first1 = Erik | last1 = Garin | first2 = Karel | last2 = Stokkermans | first3 = Anthonio | last3 = Zea | first4 = Daniel | last4 = Dalence | author-link = | year = 2018 | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit08.html | title = Switzerland 2007/08 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | access-date = 2023-11-16}}</ref>
He made his first appearance for Chievo Verona on 11 January 2009, which resulted in a 1–1 draw against [[FC Bologna]].


In summer 2008 he was loaned out to [[AC Bellinzona]], but before he could play any competitive games, he left them again and on 5 August it was announced that he signed for [[A.C. ChievoVerona]] of Italian [[Serie A]] on a permanent contract.<ref name="20min-2008-FCB-Grippo-ChievoVerona">{{cite web | last = (si) | author-link = | date = 5 August 2008 | url = https://www.20min.ch/story/grippo-in-die-serie-a-235309487766 | title = Grippo in die Serie A | format = | trans-title = Grippo to the Serie A | publisher = 20min.ch | language = de-ch | access-date = 2023-11-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.transfermarketweb.com/index.php?action=read&idsel=22242|title=OFFICIAL, Simone Grippo to Chievo|publisher=TransferMarketWeb.com|date=5 August 2008|access-date=16 July 2012|archive-date=3 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903100629/http://www.transfermarketweb.com/index.php?action=read&idsel=22242|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Grippo signed for [[FC Lugano|Lugano]] in summer 2011. After only one year he transferred to [[Servette FC|Servette]] on 15 July 2012, signing a 3-year contract.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.servettefc.ch/fr/actualite/article-4509.html|title=Grippo en grenat pour 3 saisons|publisher=Servette FC|language=French|date=16 July 2012|access-date=17 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100610/http://www.servettefc.ch/fr/actualite/article-4509.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He made his debut in a 5-1 loss away defeat against [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]].


He made his first appearance for Chievo Verona on 11 January 2009, which resulted in a 1–1 draw against [[FC Bologna]]. The young prospect was loaned successively to [[Piacenza Calcio|Piacenza]], [[A.C. Lumezzane|Lumezzane]], [[Frosinone Calcio|Frosinone]] and then to [[FC Lugano|Lugano]]. Grippo's loan to Piacenza was for the second half of the [[2008–09 Serie B]]. He was with Lumezzane, in the Serie C during the 2009–10 season. With Frosinone he played the [[2010–11 Serie B]] season, but at the end they suffered relegation. For the second half of [[2011–12 Swiss Challenge League|2011–12 Challenge League season]] Grippo was loaned back to Switzerland and played for [[FC Lugano|Lugano]], where he will establish himself as a defender in the starting formation. On 15 July 2012 [[Swiss Super League]] club [[Servette FC|Servette]] announced that they had signed a 3-year contract with Grippo.<ref name="Servette-Grippo-Vertrag">{{cite news|url=http://www.servettefc.ch/fr/actualite/article-4509.html|title=Grippo en grenat pour 3 saisons|publisher=Servette FC|language=French|date=16 July 2012|access-date=17 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100610/http://www.servettefc.ch/fr/actualite/article-4509.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
On 19 December 2013, the Swiss Football League (SFL) announced that Grippo had signed for [[FC Vaduz|Vaduz]]. On 13 June 2017, he signed a two-year contract with Spanish [[Segunda División]] side [[Real Zaragoza]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldo.es/noticias/deportes/futbol/real-zaragoza/2017/06/13/alberto-benito-grippo-angel-eguaras-buff-cinco-primeros-fichajes-1181356-611027.html|title=Alberto Benito, Grippo, Ángel, Eguaras y Buff, cinco primeros fichajes|trans-title=Alberto Benito, Grippo, Ángel, Eguaras and Buff, five first signings|publisher=[[Heraldo de Aragón]]|language=es|date=13 June 2017|accessdate=16 August 2017}}</ref>


He made his debut in a 5–1 away defeat against [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]]. However, before the winter break he suffered an injury and was out for over six months with persistent bursitis of the knee, then at the end of the [[2012–13 Swiss Super League]] season his contract was dissolved as [[Servette FC|Servette]] suffered relegation.<ref name="rsssf-Switzerland 2012/13">{{cite web | first = Karel | last = Stokkermans | author-link = | year = 2017 | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit2013.html | title = Switzerland 2012/13 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | language = fr | access-date = 2022-11-16}}</ref>
==International career==

Grippo is of Italian descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/england/barclays-premier-league/2016-17/fc-vaduz-3432/42274/spieler_simone-grippo.html|title=Spielersteckbrief Simone Grippo, FC Vaduz|first=kicker online, Nürnberg,|last=Germany|website=kicker online|accessdate=5 July 2017}}</ref> He is a youth international for Switzerland.
During his recovery from his knee problems, he had kept himself fit training with [[FC Basel]] under observation of their medical team, because he was not under contract with a club.<ref name="Tagblatt-2016-Grippo">{{cite web | first = Michel | last = Zumoberhaus | author-link = | date = 23 April 2016 | url = https://www.tagblatt.ch/basel/basel-stadt/simone-grippo-ich-schatze-sehr-was-ich-jetzt-habe-ld.1550850 | title = Ich schätze sehr, was ich jetzt habe | format = | trans-title = I really appreciate what I have now | publisher = tagblatt.ch | language = de-ch | access-date = 2023-11-16}}</ref>

On 19 December 2013, the Swiss Football League (SFL) announced that Grippo had signed for [[FC Vaduz|Vaduz]] and he stayed with them for three and a half seasons. In his first, the team became [[2013–14 Swiss Challenge League]] champions and won promotion.<ref name="rsssf-Switzerland 2013/14">{{cite web | first = Karel | last = Stokkermans | author-link = | year = 2017 | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit2014.html#challenge | title = Switzerland 2013/14 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | access-date = 2023-11-16}}</ref> But in his last the team suffered relegation.<ref name="rsssf-Switzerland 2016/17">{{cite web | first1 = Karel | last1 = Stokkermans | first2 = Erik | last2 = Garin | author-link = | year = 2021 | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit2017.html | title = Switzerland 2016/17 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | access-date = 2023-11-16}}</ref> During his time with Vaduz he made 97 league appearances, scoring seven goals. Also during this time the team won the [[Liechtenstein Football Cup|Liechtensteiner Cup]] four times.<ref name="rsssf-Liechtenstein - List of Cup Finals">{{cite web | first1 = Karel | last1 = Stokkermans | first2 = Igor | last2 = Kramarsic| author-link = | year = 2023 | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/liecuphist.html | title = Liechtenstein - List of Cup Finals | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | access-date = 2023-11-16}}</ref> He left the club at the end of June 2017, because he did not extend his expiring contract.<ref name="Tagblatt-2017-Grippo verlässt den FC Vaduz">{{cite web | last = (sda) | author-link = | date = 25 March 2017 | url = https://www.tagblatt.ch/sport/grippo-verlaesst-den-fc-vaduz-ld.676455 | title = Grippo verlässt den FC Vaduz | format = | trans-title = Grippo is leaving FC Vaduz | publisher = Tagblatt | language = de | access-date = 2023-11-16}}</ref>

On 13 June 2017, he signed a two-year contract with Spanish [[Segunda División]] side [[Real Zaragoza]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldo.es/noticias/deportes/futbol/real-zaragoza/2017/06/13/alberto-benito-grippo-angel-eguaras-buff-cinco-primeros-fichajes-1181356-611027.html|title=Alberto Benito, Grippo, Ángel, Eguaras y Buff, cinco primeros fichajes|trans-title=Alberto Benito, Grippo, Ángel, Eguaras and Buff, five first signings|publisher=[[Heraldo de Aragón]]|language=es|date=13 June 2017|accessdate=16 August 2017}}</ref>

On 13 January 2020, he signed for Segunda side [[Real Oviedo]] and he was team captain until the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/oviedo/2020/01/30/5e32b4f422601d12108b4609.html|title=Oficial: Grippo deja Zaragoza y apuntala la defensa del Oviedo|date=2020-01-30|website=Marca.com|language=es|access-date=2020-02-28}}</ref>

In 2021 Grippo returned to Switzerland, on 29 August [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]] announced that they had signed a contract with Grippo for the [[2021–22 Swiss Super League]] season.<ref name="Lausanne-Sport-Grippo">{{cite web | last = Lausanne-Sport | author-link = | date = 29 August 2021 | url = https://www.lausanne-sport.ch/simone-grippo-est-lausannois/ | title = Simone Grippo est Lausannois | format = | trans-title = Simone Grippo joins Lausanne | publisher = Lausanne-Sport | language = fr | access-date = 2023-11-16}}</ref> However at the end of the season the team suffered relegation.<ref name="rsssf-Switzerland 2020/2021">{{cite web | first = Karel | last = Stokkermans | author-link = | year =2022 | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit2021.html | title = Switzerland 2020/2021 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | access-date = 2023-11-16}}</ref>

After the relegation with Lausanne, Grippo remained combative. In an interview he promised to stay with the club and it was his aim for an immediate promotion at the end of the [[2022–23 Swiss Challenge League]] season.<ref name="blick.ch-Grippo-LS">{{cite web | first = Ugo | last = Curty | author-link = | date = 9 May 2022 | url = https://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/superleague/nach-bitterem-lausanne-abstieg-grippo-macht-klare-ansage-fuer-naechste-saison-id17473617.html | title = Grippo macht klare Ansage für nächste Saison | trans-title = Grippo makes a clear announcement for next season | publisher = blick.ch | language = de-ch | access-date = 2023-11-16}}</ref> This was achieved as division runners-up. He remained with the club for another year and after the [[2023–24 Swiss Super League]] season Grippo retired from his active career.<ref name="rsssf-Switzerland 2022/23">{{cite web | first = Karel | last = Stokkermans | author-link = | year = 2023 | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit2023.html#challenge | title = Switzerland 2022/23 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | access-date = 2023-11-16}}</ref>

===International===
Grippo is of Italian descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/england/barclays-premier-league/2016-17/fc-vaduz-3432/42274/spieler_simone-grippo.html|title=Spielersteckbrief Simone Grippo, FC Vaduz|first=kicker online, Nürnberg|last=Germany|website=kicker online|accessdate=5 July 2017}}</ref> He was a youth international for Switzerland.

===Post playing career===
On 3 January 2025, FC Basel 1893 announced that they had hired their former player Grippo to look after and coordinate the loaned FCB players. He also took on special coaching duties in the Rotblau youth department.<ref name="fcb-achiv-2025-FCB">{{cite web | first = | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" | author-link = | date = 3 January 2025 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/simone-grippo-stoesst-zum-fcb/ | title = Simone Grippo stösst zum FCB | format = | work = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" | language = de-ch | trans-title = Simone Grippo joins FCB | access-date = 2025-01-03}}</ref><ref name=" bazonline-2025-01-03-Simmone Grippo-FCB">{{cite web | first = Dominic | last = Willimann | author-link = |date = 3 January 2025 | url = https://www.bazonline.ch/fc-basel-simone-grippo-von-lausanne-sport-107838675471 | title = Simone Grippo kehrt zum FCB zurück | format = | work = | trans-title = Simone Grippo returns to FCB | publisher = bazonline.ch | language = de-ch | access-date = 2025-01-03}}</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==
;Basel
;Basel
* Swiss Champion at U-18 level: 2005–06<ref name="fcb-aktuell-2005/06-U-18-Meister" />
* Swiss Champion at U-18 level: 2006<ref name="fcb 2">{{cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =| year =2006| url =http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/-/10044/16573| title =Zwei weitere Titel für FCB-Nachwuchs| format =| work =| publisher =FC Basel 1893| accessdate =18 June 2006| language =de| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233631/http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/-/10044/16573| archive-date =30 December 2013| dead-url =yes| df =dmy-all}}</ref>
* Swiss Cup Winner at U-19/U-18 level: 2006<ref name="fcb 2" />
* Swiss Cup Winner at U-19/U-18 level: 2005–06<ref name="fcb-aktuell-2005/06-U-18-Meister" />

;Lumezzane
* [[Coppa Italia Serie C]]: 2009–10


;Vaduz
;Vaduz
*[[Swiss Challenge League]]: [[2013–14 Swiss Challenge League|2013–14]]
* [[Swiss Challenge League]]: [[2013–14 Swiss Challenge League|2013–14]]
*[[Liechtenstein Football Cup|Liechtensteiner Cup]]: [[2013–14 Liechtenstein Cup|2013–14]], [[2014–15 Liechtenstein Cup|2014–15]], [[2015–16 Liechtenstein Cup|2015–16]], [[2016–17 Liechtenstein Cup|2016–17]]
* [[Liechtenstein Football Cup|Liechtensteiner Cup]]: [[2013–14 Liechtenstein Cup|2013–14]], [[2014–15 Liechtenstein Cup|2014–15]], [[2015–16 Liechtenstein Cup|2015–16]], [[2016–17 Liechtenstein Cup|2016–17]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==Sources==
* {{cite book |title=FC Basel 1893. Die ersten 125 Jahre |author=Josef Zindel |publisher=Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag |location=Basel |date=2018 |isbn=978-3-7245-2305-5 |language=de}}
*{{BDFutbol|97407}}
*[http://www.lega-calcio.it/it/Archivio-Storico/Curriculum-Giocatore.page?id=114867 Profile at Lega-Calcio.it]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}


==External links==
{{Real Zaragoza squad}}
* [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/spieler?command=detail&id=3264 Profile at FC Basel Archive]
* {{BDFutbol|97407}}
* [http://www.lega-calcio.it/it/Archivio-Storico/Curriculum-Giocatore.page?id=114867 Profile at Lega-Calcio.it]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}


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Simone Grippo
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-12-12) 12 December 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Ettingen, Switzerland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 FC Basel (coach)
Youth career
1998–2005 Ettingen
2005–2006 Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Basel U-21 22 (1)
2007–2008 → Concordia (loan) 24 (4)
2008 → Bellinzona (loan) 0 (0)
2008–2011 ChievoVerona 2 (0)
2009 → Piacenza (loan) 3 (0)
2009–2010 → Lumezzane (loan) 17 (1)
2010 → Frosinone (loan) 23 (0)
2011–2012 → Lugano (loan) 13 (1)
2012–2013 Servette 9 (0)
2013–2017 Vaduz 97 (7)
2017–2020 Zaragoza 64 (3)
2020–2021 Oviedo 32 (1)
2021–2024 Lausanne-Sport 42 (2)
2022 Lausanne-Sport II 1 (0)
International career‡
2006 Switzerland U-18 2 (0)
2006–2007 Switzerland U-19 6 (0)
2007–2008 Switzerland U-20 9 (2)
2009–2010 Switzerland U-21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 January 2018

Simone Grippo (born 12 December 1988) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as central defender. He was a Swiss youth international footballer. Since January 2025 he works for FC Basel's youth department as coordinater and coach.

Career

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Club

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Born and living in Ettingen, Grippo started his youth football with the local amateur club FC Ettingen.

In the summer of 2005, Grippo joined the youth department of FC Basel and played in their U-18 team during the 2005–06 season, under coach Patrick Rahmen and his assistant Marco Walker and with them won both the Swiss U-18 championship and the U-19/18 national cup that season.[1] In the summer of 2006 he advanced to join their U-21 team and before the season started attended the trainings of the first team under head coach Christian Gross. After playing in two test games, Grippo played his debut for the team in the first qualifying round of the 2006–07 UEFA Cup, on 13 July 2006. He was in the starting eleven, playing as central midfielder, as Basel played a home game in the St. Jakob-Park and they won 3–1 against Kazakhi side FC Tobol.[2]

On 12 July 2007 Basel announced that they were loaning Grippo out to local feeder club FC Concordia Basel for the 2007–08 Challenge League season. Originally it had been a six month loan period to Concordia, but in December the two clubs, together with the player, agreed to extended it into a full season loan.[3] Grippo had 25 league and two cup appearances, scoring a total of five goals. Concordia ended the league season in seventh position.[4]

In summer 2008 he was loaned out to AC Bellinzona, but before he could play any competitive games, he left them again and on 5 August it was announced that he signed for A.C. ChievoVerona of Italian Serie A on a permanent contract.[5][6]

He made his first appearance for Chievo Verona on 11 January 2009, which resulted in a 1–1 draw against FC Bologna. The young prospect was loaned successively to Piacenza, Lumezzane, Frosinone and then to Lugano. Grippo's loan to Piacenza was for the second half of the 2008–09 Serie B. He was with Lumezzane, in the Serie C during the 2009–10 season. With Frosinone he played the 2010–11 Serie B season, but at the end they suffered relegation. For the second half of 2011–12 Challenge League season Grippo was loaned back to Switzerland and played for Lugano, where he will establish himself as a defender in the starting formation. On 15 July 2012 Swiss Super League club Servette announced that they had signed a 3-year contract with Grippo.[7]

He made his debut in a 5–1 away defeat against Lausanne-Sport. However, before the winter break he suffered an injury and was out for over six months with persistent bursitis of the knee, then at the end of the 2012–13 Swiss Super League season his contract was dissolved as Servette suffered relegation.[8]

During his recovery from his knee problems, he had kept himself fit training with FC Basel under observation of their medical team, because he was not under contract with a club.[9]

On 19 December 2013, the Swiss Football League (SFL) announced that Grippo had signed for Vaduz and he stayed with them for three and a half seasons. In his first, the team became 2013–14 Swiss Challenge League champions and won promotion.[10] But in his last the team suffered relegation.[11] During his time with Vaduz he made 97 league appearances, scoring seven goals. Also during this time the team won the Liechtensteiner Cup four times.[12] He left the club at the end of June 2017, because he did not extend his expiring contract.[13]

On 13 June 2017, he signed a two-year contract with Spanish Segunda División side Real Zaragoza.[14]

On 13 January 2020, he signed for Segunda side Real Oviedo and he was team captain until the end of the season.[15]

In 2021 Grippo returned to Switzerland, on 29 August Lausanne-Sport announced that they had signed a contract with Grippo for the 2021–22 Swiss Super League season.[16] However at the end of the season the team suffered relegation.[17]

After the relegation with Lausanne, Grippo remained combative. In an interview he promised to stay with the club and it was his aim for an immediate promotion at the end of the 2022–23 Swiss Challenge League season.[18] This was achieved as division runners-up. He remained with the club for another year and after the 2023–24 Swiss Super League season Grippo retired from his active career.[19]

International

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Grippo is of Italian descent.[20] He was a youth international for Switzerland.

Post playing career

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On 3 January 2025, FC Basel 1893 announced that they had hired their former player Grippo to look after and coordinate the loaned FCB players. He also took on special coaching duties in the Rotblau youth department.[21][22]

Honours

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Basel
  • Swiss Champion at U-18 level: 2005–06[1]
  • Swiss Cup Winner at U-19/U-18 level: 2005–06[1]
Lumezzane
Vaduz

References

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  1. ^ a b c FC Basel 1893 (2006). "Zwei weitere Titel für FCB-Nachwuchs" [Two more titles for FCB youngsters] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ uefa.com (13 July 2006). "FC Basel 3-1 FC Tobol Kostanay". uefa.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  3. ^ FC Basel 1893 (2007). "Simone Grippo leihweise zu Concordia Basel". FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Garin, Erik; Stokkermans, Karel; Zea, Anthonio; Dalence, Daniel (2018). "Switzerland 2007/08". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  5. ^ (si) (5 August 2008). "Grippo in die Serie A" [Grippo to the Serie A] (in Swiss High German). 20min.ch. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  6. ^ "OFFICIAL, Simone Grippo to Chievo". TransferMarketWeb.com. 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Grippo en grenat pour 3 saisons" (in French). Servette FC. 16 July 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  8. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (2017). "Switzerland 2012/13" (in French). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  9. ^ Zumoberhaus, Michel (23 April 2016). "Ich schätze sehr, was ich jetzt habe" [I really appreciate what I have now] (in Swiss High German). tagblatt.ch. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  10. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (2017). "Switzerland 2013/14". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  11. ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Garin, Erik (2021). "Switzerland 2016/17". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  12. ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Kramarsic, Igor (2023). "Liechtenstein - List of Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  13. ^ (sda) (25 March 2017). "Grippo verlässt den FC Vaduz" [Grippo is leaving FC Vaduz] (in German). Tagblatt. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Alberto Benito, Grippo, Ángel, Eguaras y Buff, cinco primeros fichajes" [Alberto Benito, Grippo, Ángel, Eguaras and Buff, five first signings] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Oficial: Grippo deja Zaragoza y apuntala la defensa del Oviedo". Marca.com (in Spanish). 30 January 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  16. ^ Lausanne-Sport (29 August 2021). "Simone Grippo est Lausannois" [Simone Grippo joins Lausanne] (in French). Lausanne-Sport. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  17. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (2022). "Switzerland 2020/2021". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  18. ^ Curty, Ugo (9 May 2022). "Grippo macht klare Ansage für nächste Saison" [Grippo makes a clear announcement for next season] (in Swiss High German). blick.ch. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  19. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (2023). "Switzerland 2022/23". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  20. ^ Germany, kicker online, Nürnberg. "Spielersteckbrief Simone Grippo, FC Vaduz". kicker online. Retrieved 5 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (3 January 2025). "Simone Grippo stösst zum FCB" [Simone Grippo joins FCB] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  22. ^ Willimann, Dominic (3 January 2025). "Simone Grippo kehrt zum FCB zurück" [Simone Grippo returns to FCB] (in Swiss High German). bazonline.ch. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

Sources

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  • Josef Zindel (2018). FC Basel 1893. Die ersten 125 Jahre (in German). Basel: Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5.
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