Léonard Thurre

Léonard Thurre
Personal information
Full name	Léonard Thurre
Date of birth	9 September 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Lausanne, Switzerland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
0000–1994	Team Lausanne-Vaud
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1999	Lausanne-Sport
1999–2004	Servette
2004–2006	Sion
2006–2008	Lausanne-Sport
2008–2009	Echallens
Total
International career‡
2000–2003	Switzerland
Managerial career
2014–2015	Lausanne-Sport (sports director)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:00, 18 July 2018 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:00, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Léonard Thurre (born 9 September 1977) is a Swiss former international footballer.

Career

After 8 caps with no goals, Thurre was recalled to the Swiss international set-up in 2004, being included in the 26-man provisional squad for the UEFA Euro 2004,^[1] however he did not make the final squad.^[2]

After retiring, Thurre took up a position as sports director of former club Lausanne-Sport, a position he held for a year until he mutually agreed to leave the club. It was reported that he wanted more responsibilities, which the club was unwilling to offer.^[3]^[4]

Personal life

Thurre has a son, Maxence, who was born on 27 May 2012.^[5]

Career statistics

International

As of 2004.^[6]

National team	Year	Apps
Switzerland	2000	2
	2001	1
	2002	2
	2003	3
Total		8

Honours

Sion

Swiss Cup: 2005–06^[7]

References

^ "Swiss recall striker Thurre". BBC Sport. 24 May 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
^ "Switzerland squad". BBC Sport. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
^ "Léonard Thurre et le LS, c'est fini". 20 Minutes (in French). 15 June 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
^ "Léonard Thurre et le LS ne continuent pas ensemble". Foot Vaud (in French). 15 June 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
^ "Léonard Thurre (ancien footballeur): un jeune papa toujours aussi aérien". Cooperation (in French). 21 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
^ Léonard Thurre at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Switzerland Cup Details". rsssf.org. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

External links

Léonard Thurre at Soccerway

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[1] "Swiss recall striker Thurre". BBC Sport. 24 May 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

[2] "Switzerland squad". BBC Sport. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

[3] "Léonard Thurre et le LS, c'est fini". 20 Minutes (in French). 15 June 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

[4] "Léonard Thurre et le LS ne continuent pas ensemble". Foot Vaud (in French). 15 June 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

[5] "Léonard Thurre (ancien footballeur): un jeune papa toujours aussi aérien". Cooperation (in French). 21 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

[6] Léonard Thurre at National-Football-Teams.com

[7] "Switzerland Cup Details". rsssf.org. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

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