Pierre-André Schürmann

Pierre-André Schürmann

Personal information
Date of birth	(1960-07-05) 5 July 1960
Place of birth	Port-Valais, Switzerland
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Algeria U23
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979-1980	FC Sion	1
1981-1983	FC Monthey	59	(21)
1983-1984	FC Chiasso	29	(2)
1984-1986	FC Vevey	58	(23)
1986-1992	Lausanne Sports	164	(37)
1992-1993	FC Basel
1994-1995	FC Wil
Managerial career
1994–1997	FC Wil
1998–2001	FC Lausanne-Sport
2001–2009	Switzerland (Youth teams)
2009–2010	Neuchâtel Xamax
2012	Tavriya Simferopol Reserves (Youth teams)
2012–2013	FC Sion
2014–	Algeria U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pierre-André Schürmann (born 5 July 1960 in Port-Valais, Switzerland) is a Swiss football manager and former footballer. He is currently the manager of the Algeria national under-23 football team.

Career

Playing

During his playing career, Schürmann played for FC Sion, FC Monthey, FC Chiasso, Lausanne Sports, FC Basel and FC Wil.

Managerial

Schürmann became player-manager of FC Wil in 1994. He then went on to coach Lausanne Sports. He has been working in the SFV's youth set-up since 2000. He was part of the coaching staff behind Switzerlands victory in the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He helped the Switzerland U19s reach the semi-finals in Switzerland in 2004.

Schürmann was appointed as manager of the Switzerland national under-21 team on 18 July 2007.

In June 2009, he joined Neuchâtel Xamax and on 14 April 2010 after four consecutive league defeats, Neuchatel Xamax officials sacked and replaced him with the club's junior squad coach Jean-Michel Aeby.