Karim Emilio Roberto Gazzetta (1 April 1995 – 21 November 2022) was a Swiss professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karim Emilio Roberto Gazzetta | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland | ||
| Date of death | 21 November 2022 (aged 27) | ||
| Place of death | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2013 | Servette | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Servette | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Etoile Carouge | 10 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Servette | 50 | (4) |
| 2016–2019 | Winterthur | 66 | (6) |
| 2019–2021 | Stade Lausanne Ouchy | 60 | (10) |
| 2021–2022 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 29 | (4) |
| 2022 | Zrinjski Mostar | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 217 | (26) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editGazzetta had played for Servette FC since he was young. In 2013, he received his first professional contract, also due to various poaching attempts by domestic and foreign clubs. He made his debut in the first team on 22 July 2013. For the second half of 2014, he played at Étoile Carouge FC in the Promotion League while on loan, then switched back to Servette. At the end of September 2016, he was transferred to FC Winterthur, where he was injured just a few days after the move and was only able to train with Winterthur again after the winter break.[1]
In the 2019–20 season as well as in 2020–21, Gazzetta played for FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy. In June 2021, he moved to Neuchâtel Xamax.[2] For the 2022–23 season, Gazzetta joined the Bosnian football club HŠK Zrinjski Mostar who were the defending champions.[3]
International career
editGazzetta played for the Switzerland junior national teams up to U20.[4]
Death
editOn 21 November 2022, Gazzetta committed suicide, jumping from the eighth floor of a building in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The local police department conducted a series of investigations at the site of his death.[5][4]
Honours
editServette
References
edit- ^ Hansjörg Schifferli (6 January 2017). "FCW-Start im Schneesturm". Der Landbote. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Vertrag für Gazzetta". Xamax. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Switzerland Footballer, Karim Gazzetta Reportedly Commits Suicide By Jumping From Building | Sahara Reporters". saharareporters.com. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Schweizer Fussball-Profi tot aufgefunden". blick.ch. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ Blick (21 November 2022). "Schweizer Fussball-Profi tot aufgefunden". Blick (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
External links
edit- Karim Gazzetta at WorldFootball.net
- Karim Gazzetta at Soccerway