Mario Cantaluppi

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Mario Cantaluppi
Personal information
Full name	Mario Cantaluppi
Date of birth	April 11, 1974 (1974-04-11) (age 34)
Place of birth	Streaks, Switzerland
Height	184 cm
Playing position	Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Sint-Truidense
Number	5
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1990-1994 1994-1996 1996-1998 1998-2004 2004-2006 2006-2008 2008-	Grasshoppers Basel Servette Basel Nürnberg Luzern Sint-Truidense	49 (3) 89 (8) 46 (4) 139 (11) 44 (0) 47 (7) 0 (0)
National team2
2001-2004	Switzerland	24 (4)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 July 2006. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 28 July 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Mario Cantaluppi (born April 11, 1974) is a footballer from Switzerland who currently plays as a defender for K. Sint-Truidense V.V..

[edit] Club career

Mario Cantaluppi started his professional career with Grasshopper-Club Zurich in 1990 and won the 1990/91 Nationaliga A in his debut season. In 1994, he dropped down a division to sign for FC Basel who were playing in the Nationaliga B at the time. In the Summer of 1996 he signed for FC Servette but rejoined Basel two years later. He joined German Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg in 2004 and played there for the next two seasons before returning to Switzerland to play for FC Lucerne. In January 2008 he joined Belgium's K. Sint-Truidense V.V..

[edit] International career

Mario Cantaluppi is an experienced Swiss internationalist, having played 24 times for his country. He played an important role in Switzerland's path to UEFA Euro 2004 but was left out of the final squad for the tournament after falling out with national coach Köbi Kuhn. He has never played for Switzerland since then.