Dario Zuffi is a Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 football coach and former international player, who is currently a coach for FC Winterthur

FC Winterthur

FC Winterthur is a Swiss football club based in Winterthur, Canton of Zürich. They play in the Swiss Challenge League, the second highest tier of Swiss football...

's U-21 team.

Playing career

Dario Zuffi first became famous when he was playing on BSC Young Boys

BSC Young Boys

Berner Sport Club Young Boys 1898 is a Swiss sporting club based in the capital city of Bern. The name is often abbreviated to YB . Abroad, YB is often referred to as Young Boys Bern. The club's colors are yellow and black....

. From the very start of his time on Young Boys, Zuffi showed his skills, helping Young Boys wins the Swiss Football Championship

Swiss Super League

The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams...

, scoring 15 goals. He received 'Rookie of the Year' in the 1985–86 season.
In the 1988–89 season, Dario Zuffi was second on the Top Scorers list, scoring 19 goals, tied with Kubilay Türkyılmaz

Kubilay Türkyilmaz

Kubilay "Kubi" Türkyilmaz is a former Swiss footballer of Turkish descent. He completed his international career as the all-time joint leading goal scorer for the Swiss national team, with 34 goals in 62 appearances between 1988 and 2001, equalling the performance of Max Abegglen...

. In the 1990–91 season, Zuffi finally topped the Top Scorers list, scoring 17 goals that season.

Zuffi was then traded to FC Lugano in the 1992–93 season. In 1993, with Zuffi's help, the team won the Swiss Cup.

The next season, Dario Zuffi decided to move to the town of Oberwil

Oberwil, Basel-Country

Oberwil is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.-Geography:Oberwil has an area, , of . Of this area, or 44.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 19.5% is forested...

 and joined FC Basel

FC Basel

Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...

. At that time, FC Basel was in the 2nd tier of the Swiss Football League. Zuffi was made captain of the squad and scored 11 goals helping FC Basel to be promoted to the Swiss Super League

Swiss Super League

The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams...

. He stayed with Basel until 1998.

In 1998, Zuffi went back to FC Winterthur

FC Winterthur

FC Winterthur is a Swiss football club based in Winterthur, Canton of Zürich. They play in the Swiss Challenge League, the second highest tier of Swiss football...

 that helped discover him. He played for two years till the year 2000 and retired from soccer.

Zuffi also received 19 caps for the Switzerland national football team

Switzerland national football team

The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...

.

Personal life

Zuffi has three sons with two of them currently playing in Winterthur, Sandro Zuffi and Luca Zuffi. His 3rd son is currently playing in Winterthur's U-15 team, Nico Zuffi.