Janine Chamot (born 4 February 1983) is a retired

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in the Swiss National League A (NLA). She was also a member of the Switzerland national team.

Personal life

Born in Morrens,

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, Janine is the daughter of Astrid and Jean-Paul Chamot (who was also goalkeeper for FC Köniz). She has one sister. She served her apprenticeship as sales clerk and now works as purchasing manager.

Club career

Chamot started her youth football in 1993 by

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. In 1997 she moved to the youth and young ladies team of FFC Bern and played in their reserve team in the 1. Liga. Within just two years she had advanced into their first team in the NLA. With FFC Bern she won the national

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twice, in the 1999/2000 and 2000/01 seasons. Since 2009 the FFC Bern is integrated within the BSC Young Boys Betriebs AG, the holding of BSC Young Boys and since then the team plays in the NLA under the name YB Frauen. In 2010 Chamot won the women's title Goalkeeper of the year. The team won the Swiss Championship at the end of the 2010/2011 season.

International career

Janine Chamot played in the regional U-16 selection team between 1996 and 1999. She played for the Swiss U-19 national team at youth level making her debut for the team during the first round of the qualification to the UEFA U-18 European Championship in the 5–0 home win against the Faroe Islands U-19 national team on 10 July 2000. Between 2002 and 2008 Chamot was in the Swiss National squad, she played four games, but was mainly reserve keeper behind first choice

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Honours

* Swiss National Champion: with FFC Bern 2000, 2001, with YB Frauen 2011 * Swiss Women's Cup Winner: with FFC Bern 2000, 2001 * Swiss Women's Cup finalist: 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011 * Swiss Ladies Goalkeeper of the year: 2010

References

* 1983 births Living people Swiss women's footballers Switzerland women's international footballers Women's association football goalkeepers People from Gros-de-Vaud District BSC YB Frauen players Swiss Women's Super League players Footballers from the canton of Vaud Switzerland women's youth international footballers {{Switzerland-women-footy-bio-stub