Carlos Bernegger


Juan Carlos Bernegger is an Argentine-Swiss former footballer who played as a midfielder, and the former coach of Swiss club Grasshopper.

Managerial career

Bernegger had a brief career in football with Belgrano in Argentina and then Winterthur in Switzerland, but had to retire because of ligament injuries in 1993 at the age of 21. Bernegger decided to stay in Switzerland, and made his name as a youth scout and youth coach for Winterthur. Bernegger became long-term youth coach for Grasshopper, and after a couple stints at Basel U21 and Luzern rejoined Grasshopper as the head manager in 2016.

Personal life

Bernegger's grandparents emigrated from St. Gallen, Switzerland to Argentina after World War II.