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{{Short description|Swiss football player and manager (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Distinguish|Ludovico Manin}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ludovic Magnin
| image = Magnin061115 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Magnin lining up for Switzerland in 2006
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|4|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lausanne]], Switzerland
| height = 1.86 m<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fcz.ch/de/profis/portraits.htm?saison_id=11&id=993 | title = Ludovic Magnin | publisher = fcz.ch | access-date = 26 May 2012 | language = de}}</ref>
| currentclub = [[FC Basel|Basel]] (manager)
| position = [[Left-back]]
| youthyears1 = 1987–1996
| youthclubs1 = [[FC Echallens]]
| youthyears2 = 1996–1997
| youthclubs2 = [[Lausanne-Sports]]
| years1 = 1997–2000
| clubs1 = [[Yverdon Sport]]
| caps1 = 96
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2000–2002
| clubs2 = [[FC Lugano|Lugano]]
| caps2 = 47
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2002–2005
| clubs3 = [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]
| caps3 = 45
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2005–2009
| clubs4 = [[VfB Stuttgart]]
| caps4 = 103
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2010–2012
| clubs5 = [[FC Zürich]]
| caps5 = 56
| goals5 = 1
| totalcaps = 347
| totalgoals = 9
| nationalyears1 = 2000–2010
| nationalteam1 = [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]
| nationalcaps1 = 62
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| manageryears1 = 2018–2020
| managerclubs1 = [[FC Zürich]]
| manageryears2 = 2022
| managerclubs2 = [[SC Rheindorf Altach|Rheindorf Altach]]
| manageryears3 = 2022–2025
| managerclubs3 = [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]]
| manageryears4 = 2025–
| managerclubs4 = [[FC Basel|Basel]]
}}
'''Ludovic Magnin''' ({{IPA|fr|maɲɛ̃}}; born 20 April 1979) is a Swiss [[Association football|football]] manager and a former player. He is the manager of Swiss Super League club [[FC Basel|Basel]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[UEFA]]|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/clubs/2608363--zurich/|title=FC Zürich 2016-17 UEFA Youth League squad|date=26 September 2016}}</ref> He played as a [[left-back]] for the [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland national team]], [[Yverdon Sport]], [[FC Lugano]], [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]], [[VfB Stuttgart]], and [[FC Zürich]].

As a manager he won the Swiss Cup with Zurich in 2018 and following spells in charge of [[SC Rheindorf Altach|Rheindorf Altach]] and [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]].
==Club career==
===Youth teams===
Born in [[Lausanne]], Magnin started his career at [[FC Echallens]], where he played until 1996. He spent one season at [[Lausanne Sports]] before joining second-tier [[Yverdon Sports]].

===Switzerland and Germany===
In 1999, he made his professional debut for Yverdon Sports. In the summer of 2000, he transferred to [[Ticino]] side [[FC Lugano]], then playing in the first-tier [[Axpo Super League]].

In the beginning of 2002, Magnin made his biggest career move by joining [[Bundesliga]] side [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] for the transfer sum of approximately 1 million [[Swiss Francs]]. He won the double of Bundesliga and [[DFB-Pokal]] with the [[Northern Germany|Northern German]] side in 2004, but had bad luck with many injuries and played only 45 games in four years in Bremen.

In 2005, he transferred to [[Southern Germany]], to [[Swabia]]n side [[VfB Stuttgart]]. There ''Ludo'', as he is being called by Stuttgart fans, became a first-team regular within the first season and was a key player for his team in the following 2006–07 season, when he became German champion for the second time in his career. In early 2008, he extended his contract until June 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.vfb.de/archiv/en/aktuell/news/2007/17907.php | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130212095406/http://www.vfb.de/archiv/en/aktuell/news/2007/17907.php | url-status = dead | archive-date = 12 February 2013 | title = Magnin stays in Stuttgart | access-date = 26 May 2012 | date = 4 February 2008 | publisher = vfb.de }}</ref> When his starting position in the team began to erode in the beginning of the 2009–10 season, Magnin decided to leave Stuttgart in order to keep his chances of playing for the Swiss national squad at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]]. Therefore, he returned to his native country in January 2010, joining [[FC Zürich]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.vfb.de/archiv/en/aktuell/news/2009/34563.php | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130212193921/http://www.vfb.de/archiv/en/aktuell/news/2009/34563.php | url-status = dead | archive-date = 12 February 2013 | title = Heading home | access-date = 18 December 2009 | date = 18 December 2009 | publisher = vfb.de }}</ref> Magnin made 103 appearances scoring two goals in four and a half years at ''VfB''.

On 27 August 2012, Magnin announced that he had decided to end his playing career. Having suffered a back injury before the 2012–13 season, he expected to play until the end of the season, but shortly after admitted that it was impossible to remain as a player. He also mentioned that he would serve as an assistant coach of FC Zürich junior team.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fcz.ch/de/profis/news.htm?id=1798 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131014200837/http://www.fcz.ch/de/profis/news.htm?id=1798 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 14 October 2013 | title = Ludovic Magnin beendet Profikarriere | access-date = 29 September 2012 | date = 27 August 2012 | publisher = fcz.ch | language = de }}</ref>

==International career==
Magnin has acquired 61 [[cap (football)|cap]]s and scored three goals for the [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland national team]] since his debut in 2000. He has been called up to the [[2008 European Football Championship]], where he has inherited the captaincy due to an injury to [[Alexander Frei]] and was the vice-captain after Frei. He also participated at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] and the [[UEFA Euro 2004]].

Magnin was initially omitted from the Switzerland squad for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup squads|2010 World Cup]] but was later called up to replace the injured [[Christoph Spycher]].

==Managerial career==
===FC Zürich===
On 20 February 2018, Magnin was announced as the new head coach of [[Swiss Super League]] club [[FC Zürich]], replacing [[Ulrich Forte]].<ref>{{cite web |title=FC Zurich part company with Uli Forte - Ludovic Magnin appointed new head coach of the first team |url=https://www.fcz.ch/en/first-team/news/2018/fcz-trennt-sich-von-uli-forte-ludovic-magnin-wird-/ |website=FC Zürich |access-date=5 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422164035/https://www.fcz.ch/en/first-team/news/2018/fcz-trennt-sich-von-uli-forte-ludovic-magnin-wird-/ |archive-date=22 April 2021 |date=20 February 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> His first trophy as a manager was the [[2017–18 Swiss Cup]], where Zürich beat [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]] in the final on 27 May 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=FC Zürich gewinnt den Cup-Final gegen YB mit 2:1 |url=https://www.nzz.ch/sport/fc-zuerich-gewinnt-den-cup-final-gegen-yb-mit-21-ld.1389103?reduced=true |access-date=5 June 2022 |work=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |date=27 May 2018 |language=de}}</ref> He was dismissed after more than two seasons in charge after a poor start to the [[2020–21 Swiss Super League|2020–21 season]], which saw the club bottom of the league after three matchdays.<ref>{{cite news |title=Football: le FC Zurich se sépare de son entraîneur Ludovic Magnin |url=https://www.lenouvelliste.ch/sport/football/football-le-fc-zurich-se-separe-de-son-entraineur-ludovic-magnin-987046 |access-date=5 June 2022 |work=Le Nouvelliste |date=5 October 2020 |language=fr}}</ref>

===Rheindorf Altach===
On 30 December 2021, Magnin became the new head coach of [[Austrian Football Bundesliga]] side [[SC Rheindorf Altach|Rheindorf Altach]], who were bottom of the league. He signed a contract until 2023.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Rheindorf Altach|url=https://www.scra.at/news/detail/ludovic-magnin-wird-neuer-cheftrainer-beim-cashpoint-scr-altach|title=Ludovic Magnin wird neuer Cheftrainer beim CASHPOINT SCR Altach|date=7 January 2022|access-date=18 April 2022|language=de}}</ref> On 20 May 2022, after a crucial 2–1 win over [[WSG Tirol]], Altach avoided relegation by finishing one point ahead of [[FC Admira Wacker Mödling|Admira Wacker Mödling]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Europäische Fussball-Ligen - Magnin schafft mit Altach die Mission Klassenerhalt |url=https://www.srf.ch/sport/fussball/internationale-ligen/europaeische-fussball-ligen-magnin-schafft-mit-altach-die-mission-klassenerhalt |access-date=5 June 2022 |work=Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) |date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525104923/https://www.srf.ch/sport/fussball/internationale-ligen/europaeische-fussball-ligen-magnin-schafft-mit-altach-die-mission-klassenerhalt |archive-date=25 May 2022 |language=de}}</ref>

===Lausanne-Sport===
Three days after heeding Rheindorf Altach from relegation, Magnin was announced as the new head coach of his hometown club  [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]], who had recently been relegated to the [[Swiss Challenge League]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Trotz Klassenerhalt: Altach-Trainer Magnin wechselt in die Schweiz |url=https://kurier.at/sport/fussball/bundesliga-altach-trainer-ludovic-magnin-wechselt-in-die-schweiz-zum-fc-lausanne/402017400 |access-date=5 June 2022 |work=Kurier |date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531040402/https://kurier.at/sport/fussball/bundesliga-altach-trainer-ludovic-magnin-wechselt-in-die-schweiz-zum-fc-lausanne/402017400 |archive-date=31 May 2022 |language=de}}</ref>

===FC Basel===
On 16 June 2025, he was appointed as the head coach of reigning Swiss champions [[FC Basel]].<ref name=fcb>{{cite web |title=Ludovic Magnin wird neuer FCB-Cheftrainer  |url=https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/ludovic-magnin-neuer-cheftrainer/|publisher=[[FC Basel]] |access-date=16 June 2025 |date=16 June 2025}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International===

:''Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Magnin goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Ludovic Magnin
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 13 February 2002 || [[Tsirion Stadium]], [[Limassol]] || {{fb|HUN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 8 October 2005 || [[Wankdorf Stadium|Wankdorfstadion]], [[Bern]] || {{fb|FRA}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4|2006 World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|3 || 11 September 2007 || [[Hypo-Arena|Wörtherseestadion]], [[Klagenfurt]] || {{fb|JPN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–4 || Friendly
|}

===Managerial===
{{Updated|16 June 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 Zürich|Zürich]]
|align=left|20 February 2018
|align=left|5 October 2020
{{WDL|108|38|25|45|decimals=2}}
|-
|align=left|[[SC Rheindorf Altach|Rheindorf Altach]]
|align=left|30 December 2021
|align=left|23 May 2022
{{WDL|13|4|3|6|decimals=2}}
|-
|align=left|[[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]]
|align=left|23 May 2022
|align=left|16 June 2025
{{WDL|123|50|33|40|decimals=2}}
|-
|align=left|[[FC Basel|Basel]]
|align=left|16 June 2025
|align=left|''Present''
{{WDL|0|0|0|0|decimals=2}}
|-
!colspan=3|Total
{{WDLtot|244|92|61|91|decimals=1}}
!—
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Werder Bremen'''
* [[Bundesliga]]: [[2003–04 Bundesliga|2003–04]]
* [[DFB-Pokal]]: [[2003–04 DFB-Pokal|2003–04]]

'''VfB Stuttgart'''
*Bundesliga: [[2006–07 Bundesliga|2006–07]]

===Manager===
'''FC Zürich'''
* [[Swiss Cup]]: [[2017–18 Swiss Cup|2017–18]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Fussballdaten|ludovic-magnin|Ludovic Magnin}}
* {{NFT player|6442}}

{{FC Basel squad}}
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