Grasshopper, in 1997. He did so well there that he was given the reigns at another old side, Neuchâtel Xamax, in July 1998. At Xamax, he helped develop the talents of Timothée Atouba, Papa Bouba Diop and Henri Camara, and helped the club avoid relegation from the league in his last two seasons. Geiger quit the club in July 2002 to take over at FC Aarau, but the club were relegated into the second division at the end of 2002–03 and he was given the sack. In December 2003, he was surprisingly named the manager of Grasshopper, but the team fared poorly under him and he was once again fired. Subsequently, Geiger had short spells managing Neuchâtel Xamax, FC Aarau and Lausanne Sports before being given the job at Moroccan side Olympique Safi in 2006. He saved the club from relegation from GNF 1 during the 2006–07 season, but resigned at the end of the campaign. In June 2009, he was replaced by Pierre-André Schürmann as head coach of Neuchâtel Xamax. In January 2010, he was appointed as manager of Algerian club JS Kabylie. On 14 December 2010, Geiger resigned from his position. During his time with the club, his most notable achievement was leading the team to the semi-finals of the 2010 CAF Champions League where they lost to eventual champions TP Mazembe. On 23 September 2011, Geiger was appointed as manager of ES Sétif. In his first season with the club, he led the team to the league-cup double, winning the 2011–12 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the 2011–12 Algerian Cup. On 6 June 2012, Geiger became manager of Saudi club Ettifaq FC, signing a two-year contract with the club. On 30 May 2013, Geiger reached an agreement with MC Alger to take over as new coach, succeeding Djamel Menad. Taking over Geneva's Servette FC in 2018, the team wins the Swiss Challenge League at the end of his first season, getting promoted to the Super League. Honours Player Sion Nationalliga A: 1991–92 Swiss Cup: 1979–80, 1990–91, 1994–95 Servette Nationalliga A: 1984–85 Swiss Cup: 1983–84 Neuchâtel Xamax Nationalliga A: 1986–87, 1987–88 Swiss Super Cup: 1987 Manager Grasshoppers Swiss Cup: runner-up 2003–04 ES Sétif Algerian Cup: 2011–12 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2011–12 Servette Swiss Challenge League: 2018–19 See also List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps References External links 1960 births Living people Swiss men's footballers