Christian Schwegler (born 6 June 1984) is a former
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
from
Switzerland who played as
defender.
Career
Christian joined Red Bull Salzburg during the summer of 2009 from
Young Boys Bern
BSC Young Boys (YB by short abbreviation ) are a Swiss sports club based in Bern, Switzerland. Its first team has won 15 Swiss league championships and six Swiss Cups. YB is one of the most successful Swiss football clubs internationally, rea ...
for a fee of €0.6m. During the Red Bulls' 6–1 win over
SV Mattersburg
SV Mattersburg was an Austrian association football club from Mattersburg, Burgenland.
History
The club was formed in 1922 and played its home games at the 17,100 capacity Pappelstadion. The club played in the Bundesliga since the 2003– ...
on 27 March 2010, Schwegler scored his first goal since joining the club.
Playing style
Schwegler is known for his long
throw-ins.
Personal life
He is the brother of
Pirmin Schwegler.
Honors
*Austrian Champion (5): 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
*Austrian Cup (4): 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
References
External links
Red Bull Salzburg profilefootball.ch profileGuardian Football Stats
1984 births
People from Willisau District
Swiss-German people
Living people
Swiss men's footballers
Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers
Men's association football defenders
FC Luzern players
Arminia Bielefeld players
BSC Young Boys players
FC Red Bull Salzburg players
Swiss Challenge League players
Oberliga (football) players
Swiss Super League players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Swiss expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Footballers from the canton of Lucerne
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