Marco Grassi
Publié le 26 July 2003 à 22h36 byA striker with an angelic face but “tough” against the defences, Marco Grassi arrived at Stade Rennes in August 1994. From his first match, his love story with the red and black club started with a first goal and a victory against Bordeaux. Skilful in front of the goals, he scored 15 goals in the league for his first season and mainly contributed to the club’s success in avoiding relegation to Division 2. Handicapped by few physical problems, his second season was not as good, even though he scored 11 goals. Having caught the attention of several Division 1 clubs, he was transferred to AS Monaco. Champion of France with Monaco a year later, he didn’t reach the same performance level as during his Rennes’ period. He moved then to Sion, Cannes, Lyon and finally Nice, without any success. In 2006, he became president of FC Chiasso, his first club, before resigning in 2009.
Surname : Grassi
Name : Marco
Nationality : Swiss
Date of birth : 08/08/1968
Place of birth : Chiasso (Switzerland)
Height : 1,89 m
Weight : 86 kg
Position : Forward
International : Switzerland (31 caps, 3 goals)
Carreer :
Amateur :
FC Chiasso (Switzerland, 1977-1984)
SC Zoug (Switzerland, 1984-1987)
Professional :
SC Zoug (Switzerland, 1987-1989)
FC Zürich (Switzerland, 1989 - January 1994)
- Loaned to FC Chiasso (Switzerland, 1990-1991)
Servette Geneva (Switzerland, January 1994 - August 1994)
Stade Rennes FC (August 1994 - June 1996)
AS Monaco (June 1996 - June 1997)
FC Sion (Switzerland, June 1997 - October 1997)
AS Cannes (October 1997 - August 1998)
Olympique lyonnais (August 1998 - August1999)
OGC Nice (August 1999 - June 2000)
Honours :
1997 France champion with Monaco
Statistics :
- First match in Division 1 (with Rennes) : Rennes - Bordeaux (2-0), 13th August 1994
- 1994-1995 season :
| Competition | Matches | Started | Goals | Yellow | Red | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2353 |
| French Cup | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| League Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| Total | 31 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2683 |
- 1995-1996 season :
| Competition | Matches | Started | Goals | Yellow | Red | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2083 |
| French Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League Cup | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167 |
| Total | 29 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2250 |
- Total :
| Competition | Matches | Started | Goals | Yellow | Red | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | 55 | 52 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 4436 |
| French Cup | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| League Cup | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 377 |
| Total | 60 | 57 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 4933 |
Goals for Stade Rennes :
- 1 - 13/08/94, Rennes - Bordeaux (2-0), Division 1, GW4 (68’, 2-0)
- 2 - 20/08/94, Sochaux - Rennes (1-3), Division 1, GW5 (48’, 0-3)
- 3 - 26/08/94, Rennes - Strasbourg (1-1), Division 1, GW6 (70’, 1-1)
- 4 - 09/09/94, Rennes - Cannes (3-1), Division 1, GW8 (89’ p., 3-1)
- 5 - 28/10/94, Caen - Rennes (5-1), Division 1, GW15 (69’, 4-1)
- 6 - 05/11/94, Rennes - Nice (3-1), Division 1, GW16 (60’ p., 2-1)
- 7 - 26/11/94, Rennes - Montpellier (2-2), Division 1, GW19 (66’, 2-2)
- 8 - 15/01/95, Paris SG - Rennes (3-1 a.p.), 1/32 of French Cup (87’, 1-1)
- 9 - 28/01/95, Strasbourg - Rennes (2-2), Division 1, GW23 (12’, 0-1)
- 10 - 10/03/95, Rennes - Bastia (2-2), Division 1, GW29 (88’, 2-2)
- 11 - 15/04/95, Rennes - Caen (5-0), Division 1, GW33 (55’, 3-0)
- 12 - 15/04/95, Rennes - Caen (5-0), J33 Division 1, GW33 (80’, 4-0)
- 13 - 06/05/95, Rennes - Paris SG (4-0), Division 1, GW35 (20’, 2-0)
- 14 - 06/05/95, Rennes - Paris SG (4-0), Division 1, GW35 (36’ p., 3-0)
- 15 - 20/05/95, Rennes - Martigues (5-1), Division 1, GW36 (32’, 2-1)
- 16 - 20/05/95, Rennes - Martigues (5-1), Division 1, GW36 (45’, 3-1)
- 17 - 19/07/95, Monaco - Rennes (3-1), Division 1, GW1 (45’ p., 0-1)
- 18 - 09/08/95, Rennes - Le Havre (1-0), Division 1, GW4 (2’ p.)
- 19 - 26/08/95, Rennes - Lyon (1-0), Division 1, GW6 (30e)
- 20 - 16/09/95, Rennes - Martigues (1-3), Division 1, GW9 (15’, 1-0)
- 21 - 07/11/95, Rennes - Guingamp (3-0), Division 1, GW17 (43’, 1-0)
- 22 - 07/11/95, Rennes - Guingamp (3-0), Division 1, GW17 (45’, 2-0)
- 23 - 07/11/95, Rennes - Guingamp (3-0), Division 1, GW17 (61’, 3-0)
- 24 - 18/11/95, Nantes - Rennes (2-2), Division 1, GW18 (38’, 1-1)
- 25 - 18/11/95, Nantes - Rennes (2-2), Division 1, GW18 (42’, 1-2)
- 26 - 06/01/96, Rennes - Le Havre (2-4), 1/8 of League Cup (36’, 1-3)
- 27 - 17/02/96, Rennes - Auxerre (2-1), Division 1, GW27 (68’ p., 2-0)
- 28 - 09/04/96, Rennes - Saint-Étienne (3-0), Division 1, GW34 (55’, 3-0)
Summary :
- 21 goals scored at home, 7 on the road
- 14 goals in first half time, 14 in second
- 1 hat trick, 4 doubles
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