Raimondo Ponte (born 4 April 1955) is a Swiss former professional footballer. At international level, he made 34 appearances for the Swiss national team scoring 2 goals.

Raimondo Ponte
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-04-04) 4 April 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth Windisch, Switzerland
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
000–1970 Windisch
1970–1972 FC Aarau
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1974 FC Aarau
1974–1980 Grasshoppers 127 (21)
1980–1981 Nottingham Forest 21 (3)
1981–1982 Bastia 29 (3)
1982–1988 Grasshoppers 156 (35)
International career
1978–1984 Switzerland[1] 34 (2)
Managerial career
1988–1991 FC Baden
1993–1995 FC Baden
1995–2000 FC Zürich
2001–2002 FC Luzern
2002–2003 Carrarese
2004 FC Wohlen
2005–2007 SC Young Fellows Juventus
2007–2012 Chiasso[2]
2012 Bellinzona
2012–2013 Lugano
2014 Sion
2015 FC Aarau
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Ponte joined Nottingham Forest from Grasshopper Club Zürich for the 1980–81 season and made 21 league appearances for Forest, before moving to play for French club SC Bastia.[3]

He is most known for his time at Grasshoppers, having played well over 400 games for club from Zürich.[4]

Personal Life

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He still visits nearly every home game of Grasshoppers.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Swiss players in France, RSSSF
  2. ^ Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs
  3. ^ Football League career stats at Neil Brown
  4. ^ a b Werder, Lukas; Kreis, Stefan (10 August 2024). "GC bittet Klub-Legenden zur Kasse". Blick.
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