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Sport Academy Zurich
The Sport Academy Zurich (SAZ) is a Swiss private school accredited by the Middle Schools and Vocational Training Office of the Canton of Zurich. The school is registered in the Swiss private school register. The students attend school for four years and complete a federally recognized apprenticeship as a businessman. In addition, they have time to extensively develop their sporting or dancing talent. The Swiss national football players Christian Fassnach t and Eseosa Aigbogun visited the SAZ.

History
The Sport Academy Zurich was founded in 2008 named "Football Academy Zurich". Sports teacher René Furrer founded the school together with Oldrich Svab, a former football coach of swiss record champion Grasshopper Club Zurich and Vittorio Jenny, former CEO of the FC Basel. The school was only accessible to talented footballers and the training was led by former Swiss football professionals such as Martin Andermatt, Martin Brunner, Urs Schönenberger or Marc Hodel.

In 2010 the name was changed to Sport Academy Zurich and the school was opened for other sports and and dance types too. Since then, athletes from football, athletics, basketball, tennis, golf, triathlon, figure skating, volleyball, swimming, ice hockey, skiing, water polo and dancers from contemporary dance and ballet have visited the SAZ.

In 2021, almost 100 athletes from 10 different sports attended the SAZ.

In a joint venture with the Academia International School, the Swiss Academy Group, the school is also dedicated to the high school education of young sports, dance and music talents.

Graduates
Christian Fassnacht, Eseosa Aigbogun, Toni Domgjoni, Seny Dieng, Maren Haile-Selassie, Gold Omotayo, Fabio Dixon, Matteo di Giusto, Noah Lovisa, Klara Wildhaber