Luca Ladner (born 26 April 1989) is a former

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from

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

who played as

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Career

Ladner began his career 1996 at FC Engstringen where he played for five years before joining

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in March 2001. After six years with

he joined city rivals

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in July 2007. He won his first appearance in the AXPO Super League on 23 July 2008 in a match against

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. After having played 20 matches (2 goals) in the reserve team, Ladner joined

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on 28 January 2009 on a loan spell until the end of the season. He is expected to rejoin parent club

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on 1 July 2009.

International

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Privates

Luca is the son of FC Zürich's assistant manager and former professional player Andy Ladner.

External links

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Rot Weiss Profile

Teamchef.ch Profilefootball.ch

References

1989 births Footballers from Zürich Living people Swiss men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Switzerland men's youth international footballers Grasshopper Club Zürich players FC Zürich players FC Wohlen players FC Schaffhausen players FC Baden players Swiss 1. Liga (football) players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Swiss Promotion League players {{Switzerland-footy-midfielder-stub