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{{Short description|Swiss football manager (born 1954)}}
{{for|the German footballer born 1989|Christian Groß}}
{{Infobox football biography
| image = Christian-gross.jpg
| image_size = 200
| caption = Gross in 2009
| full_name = Christian Jürgen Gross<ref name=BDFutbol>{{cite web |url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/l/l93130.html |title=Gross: Christian Jürgen Gross: Manager |publisher=BDFutbol |access-date=21 December 2017}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|8|14|df=y}}<ref name=BDFutbol/>
| birth_place = [[Zürich]], Switzerland<ref name=BDFutbol/>
| height = 1.83 m<ref name=BDFutbol/>
| position = {{Flatlist|
*[[Defender (association football)#Sweeper (libero)|Sweeper]]
*[[Midfielder (association football)#Central midfielder|Central midfielder]]}}
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1965
| youthyears2 = 1965–1972
| youthclubs1 = [[SV Höngg]]
| youthclubs2 = [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshopper]]
| years1 = 1972–1976
| clubs1 = [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshopper]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| years2 = 1976–1978
| clubs2 = [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]]
| caps2 = 
| goals2 = 
| years3 = 1978–1980
| clubs3 = [[Neuchâtel Xamax FCS|Neuchâtel Xamax]]
| caps3 = 50
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 1980–1981
| clubs4 = [[VfL Bochum]]
| caps4 = 29
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 1981–1985
| clubs5 = [[FC St. Gallen|St. Gallen]]
| caps5 = 109
| goals5 = 11
| years6 = 1985–1987
| clubs6 = [[FC Lugano|Lugano]]
| caps6 = 
| goals6 = 
| years7 = 1987–1988
| clubs7 = [[Yverdon-Sport FC|Yverdon-Sport]]
| caps7 = 
| goals7 = 
| nationalyears1 = 1978
| nationalteam1 = [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1988–1993
| managerclubs1 = [[FC Wil|Wil]]
| manageryears2 = 1993–1997
| managerclubs2 = [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshopper]]
| manageryears3 = 1997–1998
| managerclubs3 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
| manageryears4 = 1999–2009
| managerclubs4 = [[FC Basel|Basel]]
| manageryears5 = 2009–2010
| managerclubs5 = [[VfB Stuttgart]]
| manageryears6 = 2011–2012
| managerclubs6 = [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]]
| manageryears7 = 2014–2017
| managerclubs7 = [[Al-Ahli Saudi FC|Al-Ahli]]
| manageryears8 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs8 = [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]
| manageryears9 = 2019–2020
| managerclubs9 = [[Al-Ahli Saudi FC|Al-Ahli]]
| manageryears10 = 2020–2021
| managerclubs10 = [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]
| manageryears11 = 2024–2025
| managerclubs11 = [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]
}}
'''Christian Jürgen Gross''' (born 14 August 1954) is a Swiss [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] and former player. He played as a [[Defender (association football)#Sweeper (libero)|sweeper]] and [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|central midfielder]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sport.de/fussball/pe9115/christian-gross/ |title=Christian Gross at Sport.de |website=Sport.de |access-date=4 December 2019 |language=de}}</ref>

Gross was manager of [[FC Basel|Basel]] from 1999 to 2009, winning four [[Swiss Super League]]s and four [[Swiss Cup]]s.

As manager of [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] between November 1997 and September 1998, Gross became the first Swiss to manage in the [[Premier League]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/features/around-the-world-switzerland.html|title=Around the World: Switzerland and the Barclays Premier League|date=31 May 2014|publisher=Premier League|access-date=6 October 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006144901/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/features/around-the-world-switzerland.html|archive-date=6 October 2015}}</ref>

==Playing career==
Gross began his playing career at [[SV Höngg]] before moving to [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshopper]] in 1965,<ref>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Herzog |title=Der neue Trainer hält YB bereits auf Trab |url=https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/sport/fussball/Der-neue-Trainer-haelt-YB-bereits-auf-Trab-/story/17545585?track |newspaper=[[Tages-Anzeiger]] |date=14 May 2011 |access-date=4 December 2019 |language=de}}</ref> which he left in 1976. After two years at [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]] and two seasons at [[Neuchâtel Xamax FCS|Neuchâtel Xamax]], he moved to Germany in 1980 to play for [[VfL Bochum]] of the [[Bundesliga]]. In two seasons Gross made 29 appearances in the Bundesliga and scored four goals. He then returned to Switzerland and spent three years at [[FC St. Gallen|St. Gallen]], [[FC Lugano|Lugano]] and [[Yverdon-Sport FC|Yverdon-Sport]]. Gross was capped once for [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]], making his debut on 8 March 1978 in a 3–1 friendly away defeat to [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]].<ref>{{cite news |first1=Mac |last1=Huber |first2=Daniel |last2=Leu |first3=Nicola |last3=Berger |title=Gross und andere Eintagsfliegen im Natitrikot |url=https://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/nati/gross-und-andere-eintagsfliegen-im-natitrikot-id5437.html |newspaper=[[Blick]] |date=6 September 2018 |access-date=4 December 2019 |language=de}}</ref>

==Managerial career==
===Early career===
Gross began his managerial career at Swiss side [[FC Wil|Wil]] in the [[2. Liga (Switzerland)|2. Liga]] (then the fourth-highest level), for whom he was active as [[Player-coach|player-manager]]. During his reign from 1988 to 1993,<ref name="Christian Gross—Trainer-Info">{{cite web|title=Christian Gross|url=https://www.kicker.de/christian-gross/trainer|publisher=kicker|access-date=29 January 2014|language=de}}</ref> Wil climbed into the [[Swiss 1. Liga (football)|1. Liga]] and then the Nationalliga B (now the [[Swiss Challenge League|Challenge League]]). While at Wil, Gross developed a reputation for an emphasis on fitness and hard work.<ref name="blogs.guardian.co.uk">{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/nov/20/1 |title=Guardian Unlimited: Sport blog: On Second Thoughts: Christian Gross |work=The Guardian |date= 20 November 2007 |access-date= 8 April 2009 | location=London | first=Paul | last=Doyle}}</ref> He then joined Grasshopper as head coach in 1993.<ref name="Grasshoppers Zürich » Trainerhistorie">{{cite web|title=Grasshoppers Zürich " Trainerhistorie|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/grasshoppers-zuerich/9/|publisher=World Football|access-date=29 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203031701/http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/grasshoppers-zuerich/9/|archive-date=3 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Under Gross, Grasshopper won two Swiss championships and the [[Swiss Cup]]. Gross's success with Grasshopper meant he was a very highly rated coach in his native Switzerland, but he was still little-known outside central Europe and it was a major shock when in November 1997 he was chosen to succeed [[Gerry Francis]] as manager of [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sugar set to explain Gross appointment |url=http://www.fa-carling.com/news9798/thfc/th19119701.html |website=FA Premier League |date=19 November 1997 |access-date=4 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990222014623/http://www.fa-carling.com/news9798/thfc/th19119701.html |archive-date=22 February 1999}}</ref>

===Tottenham Hotspur===
Gross was hired on 19 November 1997,<ref>{{cite news |first1=Christopher |last1=Davies |first2=Mihir |last2=Bose |title=Spurs find Swiss replacement as Francis departs |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1997/11/19/sfngro19.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=19 November 1997 |access-date=4 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050317093250/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=%2Farchive%2F1997%2F11%2F19%2Fsfngro19.html |archive-date=17 March 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref> with Tottenham in the relegation zone.<ref name="Christian Gross to Juande Ramos: Tottenham managers that came and went">{{cite news|title=Christian Gross to Juande Ramos: Tottenham managers that came and went|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/3110219/Tottenhams-managerial-timeline-Football.html|access-date=29 January 2014|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=30 September 2008|author=Macaskill, Sandy|author2=Gilmour, Rod}}</ref> Swiss fitness coach [[Fritz Schmid (football manager)|Fritz Schmid]], who had been an integral part of Gross' training plans at Grasshopper, was denied a [[work permit]] by the British government and so was unable to take up this role at Tottenham.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coach Gross' future at Tottenham in doubt after permit refused |url=http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/archives.php?id=5519 |newspaper=[[Hürriyet Daily News|Turkish Daily News]] |date=31 December 1997 |access-date=4 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930171433/http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/archives.php?id=5519 |archive-date=30 September 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Doyle|first=Paul|title=On Second Thoughts: Christian Gross|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/nov/20/1|access-date=29 January 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|date=20 November 2007}}</ref>

Gross' initial fortunes were mixed; his debut was a 2–0 win over [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] at [[Goodison Park]], followed by a heavy 6–1 home defeat at the hands of [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]. However, despite some signs of improvement, he was relentlessly ridiculed by the British tabloids.<ref name="blogs.guardian.co.uk"/> The ridicule was often linked to his poor grasp of English and first Spurs press conference, where he arrived late from [[Heathrow Airport]] brandishing a [[London Underground]] ticket with the words: "I want this to become my ticket to the dreams".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.topspurs.com/cgross.htm |title = Christian Gross: 25 November 1997 – 5 September 1998 |publisher = Topspurs |access-date= 8 April 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.onthisfootballday.com/football-history/september-5-sir-alan-sugars-apprentice.php | title = September 5 – Sir Alan Sugar's Apprentice | date = 5 September 2007 | access-date = 30 April 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111005233604/http://www.onthisfootballday.com/football-history/september-5-sir-alan-sugars-apprentice.php | archive-date = 5 October 2011 | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8750_4239904,00.html |title=F365's Most Memorable Press Conferences – F365 Features – Football365 News |publisher=Football365.com |access-date=8 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006050559/http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8750_4239904,00.html |archive-date=6 October 2008 }}</ref>

Gross' position became increasingly untenable as the [[1998–99 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|1998–99]] season approached, and when Spurs lost two of their opening three matches, chairman [[Alan Sugar]] ended Gross' contract on 5 September 1998. In a statement, Sugar blamed the media for destroying Gross' reputation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/165785.stm |title = Gross: 'I was sacked' |work=BBC News |date= 6 September 1998 |access-date=8 April 2009}}</ref> He had won three of his last ten matches.<ref name="Christian Gross to Juande Ramos: Tottenham managers that came and went"/>

===Basel===
Gross returned to his native Switzerland, finding work as the manager of [[FC Basel|Basel]] on 15 June 1999.<ref>{{cite news |first=Josef |last=Zindel |title=120 Jahre FCB! |url=https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2013/11/16/120-Jahre-FCB |website=FC Basel official website |date=16 November 2013 |access-date=4 December 2019 |language=de |archive-date=4 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204131453/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2013/11/16/120-Jahre-FCB |url-status=dead }}</ref> He worked to rebuild Basel into the premier force in Swiss football and achieved greater success than when manager of Grasshopper.

Under Gross' guidance, Basel won four Swiss championships, four Swiss Cups, and mounted a fairytale run in the [[UEFA Champions League]] in the [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League|2002–03]] season, beating eventual finalists [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] as well as knocking out [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] and drawing with [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] (twice) and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. Gross' success in these games against British sides went a long way towards restoring his reputation among the British media and fans.<ref name="blogs.guardian.co.uk"/> He took Basel on another European adventure three seasons later as they reached the quarter finals of the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] in 2005–06, before bowing out to English side [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] 4–3 on aggregate despite leading 2–0 after the first leg at [[St. Jakob-Park]].

On 17 May 2009, Gross was attacked by fans of [[FC Zürich|Zürich]] on a tram after Basel defeated Zürich that day. He received no serious injuries.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2009/05/19/yobs-spit-on-gross-115875-21370832/ | title = Former Tottenham manager attacked by yobs | work = Daily Mirror | access-date = 30 April 2010| date = 19 May 2009}}</ref> On 27 May, he was sacked after ten years at the club.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12003_5351223,00.html | title = Gross to leave Basel| publisher = Sky Sports | access-date = 30 April 2010 | date = 27 May 2009}}</ref>

===VfB Stuttgart===
On 6 December 2009, Gross was revealed as the new manager of [[VfB Stuttgart]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Gross soll es richten|url=https://www.kicker.de/gross-soll-es-richten-518043/artikel|access-date=29 January 2014|newspaper=kicker|date=6 December 2009|language=de}}</ref> Sensationally, he guided the team to qualification to the [[UEFA Europa League]]. Gross was dismissed from his managerial job on 13 October 2010 after six defeats in seven matches, when Stuttgart found itself at the bottom of the table.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/gross-beurlaubt---bobic_keine-loesungsansaetze-543509/artikel  | title = Gross beurlaubt – Bobic: "Keine Lösungsansätze" | date = 13 October 2009 | access-date = 13 October 2010 | work = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | language = de}}</ref>

===Young Boys===
Gross signed a two-year contract on 8 May 2011 to become the new manager of [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]], following the sacking of former manager [[Vladimir Petković]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Gross übernimmt die Young Boys|url=https://www.kicker.de/gross-uebernimmt-die-young-boys-552167/artikel|access-date=29 January 2014|newspaper=kicker|date=8 May 2011|language=de}}</ref> However, after a run of poor results, Gross was sacked on 30 April 2012.<ref>{{cite news|first = Peter B.|last = Birrer|title=Ende des grossen Traums|url=http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/sport/fussball/die-young-boys-garantieren-am-sonntagabend-fuer-fette-schlagzeilen_1.16675658.html|access-date=18 May 2012|newspaper=Neue Zürcher Zeitung|date=30 April 2012 | language = de}}</ref>

===Al-Ahli===
Gross was appointed manager of [[Al-Ahli Saudi FC|Al-Ahli]] on 18 June 2014,<ref>{{cite news |title=Gross übernimmt club in Saudiarabien |url=https://www.bernerzeitung.ch/sport/fussball/gross-uebernimmt-club-in-saudiarabien/story/20301709 |newspaper=[[Berner Zeitung]] |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=4 December 2019 |language=de}}</ref> He achieved with Al-Ahli the Saudi Professional League, the King Cup and the Saudi Crown Prince Cup but refused to renew his contract allowing him to leave on 30 May 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gross verlässt Al-Ahli |url=https://www.srf.ch/sport/fussball/internationale-ligen/gross-verlaesst-al-ahli |website=[[Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen]] |date=30 May 2016 |access-date=4 December 2019 |language=de}}</ref> On 3 October 2016, with the sacking of [[José Manuel Gomes|José Gomes]], Gross returned to the club for a second spell.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ram |last=Youssef |title=Gross returns as Al Ahli coach |url=https://www.goal.com/en-ar/news/19622/saudi-pro-league/2016/10/03/28148062/gross-returns-as-al-ahli-coach |website=[[Goal (website)|Goal]] |date=3 October 2016 |access-date=4 December 2019}}</ref>

===Zamalek===
In April 2018, Gross signed a two-year contract with the Egyptian club [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]. He won The Egyptian-Saudi Supercup 2018, and followed that up with a win in the African Confederation Cup in May 2019, which was the first African title for the Egyptian giants since 2002. The deal appeared to collapse in May after the confederation cup final, but it was confirmed to be a one-year deal on 3 July 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44700133 |title=Swiss coach Christian Gross agrees deal with Zamalek after all |publisher=BBC |author=Tarek Talaat |date= 3 July 2018 |access-date=13 July 2018 }}</ref> On 1 June 2019, ''[[Egypt Today]]'' confirmed that Gross had been fired from his position, President [[Mortada Mansour]] of the club told [[Mehwar TV]] that "Gross is specialist in failure".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/8/71085/Zamalek-President-fires-team-coach-Christian-Gross |title=Zamalek president fires team coach Christian Gross |work=Egypt Today |date=1 June 2019 |access-date=8 June 2019 }}</ref>

===Third spell at Al-Ahli===
On 16 October 2019, Gross returned to Al-Ahli for a third spell.<ref>{{cite news |title=Official: Christian Gross returns to Al Ahli |url=https://www.kingfut.com/2019/10/16/al-ahli-christian-gross/ |website=[[KingFut]] |date=16 October 2019 |access-date=4 December 2019}}</ref> On 17 February 2020, Al-Ahli terminated his contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kingfut.com/2020/02/17/al-ahli-terminate-christian-gross-contract/|title=Al Ahli terminate Christian Gross' contract|website=kingfut.com|date=17 February 2020}}</ref>

===Schalke 04===
On 27 December 2020, Gross became the fourth head coach for [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] during the [[2020–21 FC Schalke 04 season|2020–21 season]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://schalke04.de/en/team/christian-gross-schalke-04s-new-head-coach/|title=Christian Gross is Schalke 04's new head coach|date=27 December 2020|website=schalke04.de |publisher=[[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] |access-date=27 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://de.reuters.com/article/soccer-germany-s04/schalke-appoint-former-spurs-boss-gross-as-new-manager-idINKBN2910JI|title=Christian Gross becomes Schalke 04's fourth boss this season|work=Reuters|date=27 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="Rücktritt vom Rücktritt: Gross offiziell neuer Schalke-Trainer">{{cite web |title=Rücktritt vom Rücktritt: Gross offiziell neuer Schalke-Trainer |url=https://www.kicker.de/ruecktritt-vom-ruecktritt-gross-offiziell-neuer-schalke-trainer-793114/artikel |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |publisher=kicker |access-date=27 December 2020 |date=27 December 2020}}</ref> On 28 February 2021, Gross was sacked.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://schalke04.de/en/team/fc-schalke-04-relieve-club-management-duties-immediate-effect/|title=FC Schalke 04 relieve sporting management of their duties with immediate effect|date=28 February 2021|website=schalke04.de |publisher=Schalke 04 |access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref> 

===Second spell at Zamalek===
On 15 December 2024, Gross returned to Zamalek for a second spell.<ref>{{cite web |last=Seif |first=Ahmed |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/6/51/536996/Sports/Egyptian-Football/Zamalek-sign-agreement-with-Christian-Gross-for-nd.aspx |title=Zamalek reach agreement with Christian Gross for 2nd tenure |publisher=ahram.org |date=15 December 2024 }}</ref>

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|11 February 2025}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
! rowspan="2" | Team
! rowspan="2" | From
! rowspan="2" | To
! colspan="5" | Record
! rowspan="2" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! {{abbr|P|Matches played}}
! {{abbr|W|Matches won}}
! {{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}
! {{abbr|L|Matches lost}}
! {{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}}
|-
|align=left|[[FC Wil|Wil]]
|align=left|1 July 1988
|align=left|30 June 1993
<!-- {{WDL||||}} -->
|colspan="6"| – <!-- Unknown sources for record. -->
|-
|align=left|[[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshopper]]
|align=left|1 July 1993
|align=left|19 November 1997
{{WDL|194|105|51|38}}
|
|-
|align=left|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|align=left|19 November 1997
|align=left|5 September 1998
{{WDL|30|10|8|12}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.managerstats.co.uk/managers/christian-gross/ |title=Christian Gross manager statistics |website=Managerstats.co.uk |access-date=4 December 2019}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[FC Basel|Basel]]
|align=left|15 June 1999
|align=left|27 May 2009
{{WDL|498|289|115|94}}
|
|-
|align=left|[[VfB Stuttgart]]
|align=left|6 December 2009
|align=left|13 October 2010
{{WDL|36|20|7|9}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/vfb-stuttgart/team-trainer|title=VfB Stuttgart – Trainer|website=kicker|access-date=27 December 2020|language=de}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]]
|align=left|8 May 2011
|align=left|30 April 2012
{{WDL|36|14|13|9}}
|{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
|-
|align=left|[[Al-Ahli Saudi FC|Al-Ahli]]
|align=left|18 June 2014
|align=left|30 May 2016
{{WDL|83|58|19|6}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://us.soccerway.com/teams/saudi-arabia/al-ahli-jeddah/3509/ |title=Al-Ahli fixtures and results |website=Soccerway |access-date=4 December 2019}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|Al-Ahli
|align=left|3 October 2016
|align=left|20 June 2017
{{WDL|37|24|6|7}}
|{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
|-
|align=left|[[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]
|align=left|3 July 2018
|align=left|1 June 2019
{{WDL|51|30|14|7}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://us.soccerway.com/teams/egypt/zamalek/3460/ |title=Zamalek SC fixtures and results |website=Soccerway |access-date=4 December 2019}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|Al-Ahli
|align=left|16 October 2019
|align=left|17 February 2020
{{WDL|16|10|2|4}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/al-ahli-saudi-fc/1261/ |title=Al-Ahli 2019–20 fixtures and results |website=Global Sports Archive |access-date=4 December 2019}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]
|align=left|27 December 2020<ref name="Rücktritt vom Rücktritt: Gross offiziell neuer Schalke-Trainer"/>
|align=left|28 February 2021
{{WDL|11|1|2|8}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/fc-schalke-04/team-trainer|title=FC Schalke 04 – Trainer|website=kicker|access-date=27 December 2020|language=de}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]
|align=left|15 December 2024
|align=left|13 February 2025
{{WDL|14|9|3|2}}
|
|-
!colspan=3|Total
{{WDLtot|1005|569|240|196}}
!—
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Grasshopper'''
*[[Swiss League Cup]]: 1974–75<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwitleagcuphist.html |title=Switzerland – League Cup finals |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=4 December 2019}}</ref>

===Manager===
'''Grasshopper'''
*[[Swiss Super League]]: [[1994–95 Nationalliga A|1994–95]], [[1995–96 Nationalliga A|1995–96]]<ref name="listofchampions">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwitchamp.html |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=29 April 2018 |title=Switzerland – List of Champions }}</ref>
*Swiss Cup: 1993–94<ref name="swisscups">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwitcuphist.html |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=29 April 2018 |title=Switzerland Cup Finals }}</ref>

'''Basel'''
*Swiss Super League: [[2001–02 Nationalliga A|2001–02]], [[2003–04 Swiss Super League|2003–04]], [[2004–05 Swiss Super League|2004–05]], [[2007–08 Swiss Super League|2007–08]]<ref name="listofchampions"/>
*Swiss Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2006–07, [[2007–08 Swiss Cup|2007–08]]<ref name="swisscups"/>

'''Al-Ahli'''
*[[Saudi Crown Prince Cup]]: [[2014–15 Saudi Crown Prince Cup|2014–15]]<ref name="List of Cup Winners">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saucuphist.html|title=Saudi Arabia&nbsp;– List of Cup Winners|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=29 April 2018}}</ref>
*[[Saudi Professional League]]: [[2015–16 Saudi Professional League|2015–16]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sauchamp.html |title=Saudi Arabia – List of Champions |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=29 April 2018 }}</ref>
*[[Kings Cup (Saudi Arabia)|King Cup]]: [[2016 King Cup|2016]]<ref name="List of Cup Winners"/>

'''Zamalek'''
*[[Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup]]: [[2018 Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup|2018]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/6/51/312906/Sports/Egyptian-Football/Egypts-Zamalek-win-SaudiEgyptian-Super-Cup-with--v.aspx | title = Egypt's Zamalek win Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup with 2–1 victory at Hilal | website = [[Al-Ahram]] | date = 6 October 2018 | access-date = 27 May 2019 | first = Hatem | last = Maher}}</ref>
*[[CAF Confederation Cup]]: [[2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup|2018–19]]

'''Individual'''
*Swiss Super League Coach of the Year: 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sfl.ch/superleague/trophys/awards/bester-trainer/ |title=Bester trainer in der Schweiz |website=Swiss Super League |access-date=4 December 2019 |language=de |archive-date=4 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204131458/https://www.sfl.ch/superleague/trophys/awards/bester-trainer/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://hotspurhq.com/2013/04/03/fc-basel-christian-gross-and-tottenhams-swiss-connections/ |title=FC Basel, Christian Gross and Tottenham's Swiss Connections |publisher=Fansided.com |author=Logan Holmes |date=3 April 2013 |access-date=29 April 2018 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.sportalbum.ch/de/chronic/index_person/1372/44/0/highlight Christian Gross] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204131451/https://www.sportalbum.ch/de/chronic/index_person/1372/44/0/highlight |date=4 December 2019 }} at Sportalbum.ch {{in lang|de}}

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