Christoph Spycher
Christoph Spycher (born 30 March 1978) is Swiss former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Spycher in June 2008 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christoph Spycher | ||
Date of birth | 30 March 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Wolhusen, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Left-back | ||
Youth career | |||
1986–1992 | FC Sternenberg | ||
1992–1997 | SC Bümpliz 78 | ||
1997–1999 | FC Münsingen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2001 | Luzern | 66 | (0) |
2001–2005 | Grasshoppers | 103 | (6) |
2005–2010 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 120 | (0) |
2010–2014 | Young Boys | 99 | (7) |
Total | 388 | (13) | |
National team | |||
2003–2010 | Switzerland | 46 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Born in Wolhusen, Spycher played for Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga for five years, mainly as a full-back.
He had a trial with Rangers FC in June 2004.[1]
In the 2007–08 season he was vice captain at Eintracht. He was appointed captain of the team in July 2009. In May 2010, it was reported that he joined BSC Young Boys. On 18 May 2010, Spycher was forced to pull out of Switzerland's 2010 FIFA World Cup squad because of a knee injury and also retired from international football.[2]
Honours
Eintracht Frankfurt
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References
- Grahame, Ewing; Peters, Keith (20 July 2004). "Rangers send Stewart back to Manchester". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- "Defender Christoph Spycher quits Switzerland set-up". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
External links
- Christoph Spycher at eintracht-archiv.de
- Christoph Spycher at National-Football-Teams.com
- Christoph Spycher on the website of the Swiss Football League
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