Christian Marcolli

Christian Marcolli (1973) is a Swiss performance psychologist, executive coach and leadership team consultant, author, speaker and a former professional soccer player.

Marcolli started his professional soccer career at FC Basel after having rejected an offer from the then Swiss Champion Grasshoppers Zurich. Severe knee injuries forced him to retire early from professional sports. He then studied psychology at the University of Basel, Switzerland and sport and performance psychology at the University of Ottawa, Canada. He earned his PhD in Applied psychology from the University of Zurich, Switzerland in 2001.

He is the founder and CEO of Marcolli Executive Excellence, a boutique style consulting company specialized on executives and leadership teams of blue chip companies. In parallel he works as a performance coach with top athletes, having collaborated with Roger Federer, Dominique Gisin, Michelle Gisin , and Yann Sommer.

• Gisin, Michelle, Dominique Gisin, and Christian Marcolli (2019): A True Athlete.
• Marcolli, Christian (2018): Spotlight on Performance. Executive Inspiration. ISBN 978-3-909191-70-3
• Marcolli, Christian (2017): The Melting Point. How to stay cool and sustain world-class business performance. Urbane Publications, Kent. ISBN 978-1-911129-24-0
• Gisin, Dominique and Christian Marcolli (2015): Making it Happen. Von Engelberg nach Sochi. ISBN 978-3-909191-62-2
• Marcolli, Christian with Tarina Wagschal (2015): More Life, Please! The Performance Pathway to a Better You. Urbane Publications, Kent. ISBN 978-1-909273-93-1
• Marcolli, Christian and Colin H. Sims (2010): Equipping Yourself To Be A Business Champion. Personal Resource Guide. Focus Cross, Elstree. ISBN 978-0-9564342-1-0
• Marcolli, Christian and Colin H. Sims(2010): Teach Me Patience, NOW! Equip Yourself To Be A Business Champion. Focus Cross, Elstree. ISBN 978-0-9564342-0-3
• Marcolli, Christian (2002): Die psychologische Unterstützung in der Rehabilitation von Verletzungen. Ansätze für medizinische Fachkräfte. GFS-Schriften Sportwissenschaften 24, Zürich. ISBN 3-9521633-7-6
• Marcolli, Christian (2001): Die psychologische Rehabilitation nach Sportverletzungen. Entwicklung des Interventionsprogramms COMEBACK und Evaluation von dessen Auswirkungen. GFS-Schriften Sportwissenschaften 22, Zürich. ISBN 3-9521633-4-1

• IP Book Award SILVER for "More Life, Please!"