Christian Schwegler (born 6 June 1984) is a former footballer from Switzerland who played as defender.[1]

Christian Schwegler
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-06-06) 6 June 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Ettiswil, Switzerland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Luzern 95 (0)
2005 Arminia Bielefeld II 7 (0)
2006–2009 BSC Young Boys 106 (1)
2009–2017 Red Bull Salzburg 166 (4)
2017–2021 Luzern 66 (0)
International career
2003–2006 Switzerland U-21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Christian joined Red Bull Salzburg during the summer of 2009 from Young Boys Bern for a fee of €0.6m. During the Red Bulls' 6–1 win over SV Mattersburg on 27 March 2010, Schwegler scored his first goal since joining the club.

Playing style edit

Schwegler is known for his long throw-ins.

Personal life edit

He is the brother of Pirmin Schwegler.

Honors edit

  • Austrian Champion (5): 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Austrian Cup (4): 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016

References edit

  1. ^ Christian Schwegler at Soccerway

External links edit