1985–1987 FC Friborg Role Footballer Years Team Height 1.75 m | 1987–1995 Neuchatel Xamax Name Frederic Chassot | |
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Date of birth (1969-03-31) 31 March 1969 (age 46) Place of birth Montagny, Fribourg, Switzerland Current team FC Sion (manager) and Director of Sport | ||
Frédéric Chassot (born 31 March 1969 in Montagny, Fribourg) is a Swiss former footballer who played as a striker during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
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Career
Chassot began playing professionally with Neuchâtel Xamax in 1987 and by 1989 he was a first-team regular and a Swiss internationalist. He went on to play over 200 games for Xamax, scoring 48 goals and completing a loan spell at FC Basel. In 1995, he joined Lausanne Sports but failed to make an impact and left for FC Sion a year later. He played for Sion for two seasons then signed for FC Zürich in 1998. In 2002, he returned to Neuchâtel Xamax for a short while, scoring four goals in seven matches. He then went on to play for FC Aarau from 2002 until 2003 and SC Young Fellows Juventus from 2003 to 2004 before returning to Sion and retiring in summer 2004. In 2008 Chassot became manager of FC Sion Reserves and also the Director of Sport at the club. In June 2014 he stepped up to become manager of the club. He stepped down in September 2014 due to a series of bad results, but he continued as Director of Sport.
International career
Chassot was capped 16 times for the Swiss national team, making his debut in 1989. By 1991, he was long forgotten at international level but made a return in 1997 and went on to collect another eight caps.
