Michele Polverino

Michele Polverino (born 26 September 1984) is a Lichtensteiner professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He currently manager of USV Eschen/Mauren. Born in Switzerland, he made 79 appearances for the Liechtenstein national team scoring six goals.

Club career

FC Schaan

Polverino played for the youth teams of FC Schaan until he was 18, when he moved to FC Vaduz

FC Vaduz

He joined FC Vaduz in the summer of 2002, making 11 league appearances in his first season in the Swiss Challenge League (then known as the Nationalliga B). He remained with Vaduz until the end of the 2004–05 season, making 60 league appearances and scoring 8 goals.

Olbia Calcio

For the 2005–06 season, Polverino played for Olbia Calcio of Serie C2, making 26 league appearances and scoring 1 goal as the club narrowly avoided relegation by winning the relegation playoff.

Second spell with FC Vaduz

Polverino rejoined Vaduz at the end of the 2005–06 season. He was part of the FC Vaduz squad that won promotion to the Swiss Super League for the first time in the club's history in the 2007–08 season. He left at the end of the 2008–09 season, after the club was relegated back to the Swiss Challenge League.

FC Aarau

At the start of the 2009–10 season, Polverino joined FC Aarau of the Swiss Super League. At the end of the season the club was relegated down to the second tier, with Polverino leaving at the end of the 2010–11 season. He played 51 league matches for Aarau

Steel Azin

Polverino spent one season at Steel Azin of the Iranian Azadegan League (2nd tier of Iranian football). He was part of the squad that initially finished 3rd in the league, but the team was docked 12 points by FIFA and relegated to the 3rd tier.

Wolfsberger AC

Polverino joined Wolfsberger AC of the Austrian Bundesliga in 2012, making 53 league appearances and 6 appearances in the ÖFB-Cup in his 2 seasons with the club.

Third spell with FC Vaduz

For the 2014–15 season, Polverino returned again to FC Vaduz, however he made just 4 league appearances for the club and left at the end of the season

FC Rapperswil-Jona

Polverino joined Rapperswil-Jona for two months in 2016, making 3 league appearances

FC Balzers

Polverino joined FC Balzers, a Liechtenstein club playing in the Swiss 1st League (4th tier), in 2016.

Retirement

Polverino announce officially retirement from football after 2021–22 season.

International career

Polverino made his international debut on 2 June 2007, in a 1–1 draw with Iceland in EURO 2008 qualifying.

On 17 November 2019, Polverino announced he was to retire from international football after the EURO 2020 qualifying match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. The game was his 79th and final cap for his country.

Managerial career

In 2019, Polverino signed to FC Balzers as Assistant manager. In 2022, he promoted to manager of same club.

In 2024, Polverino appointment Assistant manager of USV Eschen/Mauren. On 2 February 2025, he appointment of manager at same club.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Liechtenstein's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 September 2009	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Finland	flag alias = Flag of Finland.svg	flag alias-grand duchy = Flag of Russia.svg	flag alias-1809 = Flag of Russia.svg	flag alias-1917 = Flag of Finland 1918 (state).svg	flag alias-1918 = Flag of Finland (1918-1920).svg	flag alias-1920 = Flag of Finland.svg	flag alias-state = Flag of Finland (state).svg	flag alias-state-1918 = Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (State).svg	flag alias-state-1920 = Flag of Finland 1920-1978 (State).svg	flag alias-naval = Military Flag of Finland.svg	border-naval =	flag alias-naval-1918 = Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (Military).svg	border-naval-1918 =	flag alias-naval-1920 = Flag of Finland 1920-1978 (Military).svg	border-naval-1920 =	link alias-naval = Finnish Navy	flag alias-navy = Naval Jack of Finland.svg	link alias-navy = Finnish Navy	link alias-air force = Finnish Air Force	flag alias-military = Military flag of Finland.svg	link alias-military = Finnish Defence Forces	flag alias-army = Military flag of Finland.svg	link alias-army = Finnish Army	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}|| align=center | 1–1 || align=center | 1–1 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	9 February 2011	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = San Marino	flag alias = Flag of San Marino.svg	flag alias-1465 = Old Flag of San Marino.svg	flag alias-1862 = Flag of San Marino (1862–2011).svg	flag alias-civil = Flag of San Marino (civil).svg	link alias-army = Sammarinese Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}|| align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 1–0 || Friendly
3.	3 June 2011	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Lithuania	flag alias = Flag of Lithuania.svg	flag alias-1918 = Flag of Lithuania 1918-1940.svg	flag alias-1988 = Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Lithuania.svg	link alias-naval = Lithuanian Naval Force	flag alias-military=Flag of the Lithuanian Armed Forces.png	link alias-military=Lithuanian Armed Forces	flag alias-army = Flag of the Lithuanian Army.svg	link alias-army = Lithuanian Land Force	flag alias-navy=Flag of Lithuania (state).svg	link alias-navy = Lithuanian Naval Force	flag alias-air force=Air Force Ensign of Lithuania.svg	link alias-air force=Lithuanian Air Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }}|| align=center | 2–0 || align=center | 2–0 || UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
4.	22 March 2013	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Latvia	flag alias = Flag of Latvia.svg	flag alias-pantone = Flag of Latvia (Textile).svg	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Latvian Air Forces.svg	link alias-air force = Latvian Air Force	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Latvia.svg	link alias-naval = Latvian Naval Forces	link alias-army = Latvian Land Forces	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Latvia.svg	link alias-navy = Latvian Naval Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}|| align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 1–1 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	14 August 2013	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Croatia	flag alias = Flag of Croatia.svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Croatia.svg	flag alias-1990 = Flag of Croatia (1990).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of Croatia.svg	link alias-naval = Croatian Navy	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Croatian Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Croatian Air Force	link alias-military = Armed Forces of Croatia	flag alias-army = Flag of Croatian Army.svg	link alias-army = Croatian Army	flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of Croatia.svg	link alias-navy = Croatian Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}|| align=center | 2–2 || align=center | 2–3 || Friendly
6.	14 December 2017	Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Qatar	flag alias = Flag of Qatar.svg	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Qatar.svg	link alias-air force = Qatar Emiri Air Force	link alias-naval = Qatari Emiri Navy	link alias-military = Qatar Armed Forces	link alias-army = Qatari Emiri Land Force	link alias-navy = Qatari Emiri Navy	flag alias-1860 = Flag of Qatar (1860–1916, 1916–1932).svg	flag alias-1916 = Flag of Qatar (1916).svg	flag alias-1932 = Flag of Qatar (1932–1936).svg	flag alias-1936 = Flag of Qatar (1936–1949).svg	flag alias-1949 = Flag of Qatar (1949–1971).svg	variant =	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }}|| align=center | 2–1 || align=center | 2–1 || Friendly

Managerial statistics

As of the start from 2025–26 season.

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
FC Balzers	1 July 2022	25 September 2023
USV Eschen/Mauren	2 February 2025	Present
Total

Honours

• U-15 Swiss Cup-winner
• Promotion with FC Vaduz to the Axpo Super League

External links

• Template:PAGENAMEBASE at National-Football-Teams.com
• Michele Polverino Interview