Ciriaco Sforza

Stalwart CM, also CDM, CAM Right-footed box-to-boxleader

Rating

Caps

Goals

Life

1970

Clubs

Grasshopper Club Zürich, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, FC Bayern Munich

#14

Editorial rank of 33 for Switzerland

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The people's rank, live from duel votes

A technically gifted midfielder, he brought European pedigree from Bayern Munich and Inter Milan, crowning his career with a Champions League title. Career record: 79 caps and 7 goals for Switzerland; club career at Grasshopper Club Zürich, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, FC Bayern Munich.

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Around Sforza in the almanac

One rank above: Manuel Akanji at #13.

One rank below: Diego Benaglio at #15.

Switzerland's editorial top five: Stéphane Chapuisat · Yann Sommer · Alexander Frei · Granit Xhaka · Stephan Lichtsteiner.