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Christoph Spycher 
Personal information Full name Christoph Spycher Date of birth 30 March 1978 Place of birth Wolhusen, Switzerland Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Playing position Left back Club information Current club BSC Young Boys Number 17 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 118 (0) 2010– BSC Young Boys 26 (0) National team 2003–2010 Switzerland 46 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Christoph Spycher (born 30 March 1978 in Wolhusen) is a Swiss football player, who currently plays for BSC Young Boys.
Career
Since 2005, his club is Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Bundesliga and plays 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]
References
- ^ Grahame, Ewing; Peters, Keith (20 July 2004). "Rangers send Stewart back to Manchester". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2383235/Rangers-send-Stewart-back-to-Manchester.html.
- ^ "Defender Christoph Spycher quits Switzerland set-up". BBC Sport (BBC). 2010-05-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8690633.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
External links
- Christoph Spycher at eintracht-archiv.de
- Christoph Spycher at National-Football-Teams.com
BSC Young Boys – current squad 1 Wölfli · 3 Ojala · 4 Nef · 5 Dudar · 6 Silberbauer · 7 Sutter · 8 Farnerud · 9 Schneuwly · 10 Costanzo · 11 Ben Khalifa · 13 Zverotić · 16 Raimondi · 17 Spycher · 18 Mvogo · 19 Mveng · 20 Affolter · 21 Degen · 22 Veškovac · 23 Lingani · 24 Mayuka · 26 Tosetti · 27 Benito · 29 Nuzzolo · 30 Doubaï · 31 Alioski · 33 Lecjaks · Manager: Gross
Switzerland squad – UEFA Euro 2004 
Switzerland squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Zuberbühler • 2 Djourou • 3 Magnin • 4 Senderos • 5 Margairaz • 6 Vogel (c) • 7 Cabanas • 8 Wicky • 9 Frei • 10 Gygax • 11 Streller • 12 Benaglio • 13 Grichting • 14 D. Degen • 15 Džemaili • 16 Barnetta • 17 Spycher • 18 Lustrinelli • 19 Behrami • 20 Müller • 21 Coltorti • 22 Yakin • 23 P. Degen • Coach: KuhnSwitzerland squad – UEFA Euro 2008 1 Benaglio • 2 Djourou • 3 Magnin • 4 Senderos • 5 Lichtsteiner • 6 Huggel • 7 Cabanas • 8 Inler • 9 Frei (c) • 10 Yakin • 11 Streller • 12 Derdiyok • 13 Grichting • 14 Gygax • 15 G. Fernandes • 16 Barnetta • 17 Spycher • 18 Zuberbühler • 19 Behrami • 20 Müller • 21 Jakupović • 22 Vonlanthen • 23 Degen • Coach: KuhnCategories:- 1978 births
- Living people
- Swiss footballers
- Switzerland international footballers
- Association football fullbacks
- Eintracht Frankfurt players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- UEFA Euro 2004 players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2008 players
- Grasshopper-Club Zürich players
- Swiss Super League players
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- FC Luzern players
- BSC Young Boys players
- Swiss football biography stubs
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