Ricardo Cabanas

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Personal information
Ricardo Cabanas

Full name	Ricardo Cabanas Rey
Date of birth	April 20, 1979 (1979-04-20) (age 29)
Place of birth	Zürich, Switzerland
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Club information
Current club	Grasshoppers
Number	15
Youth clubs
1986-1992 1992-1997	SCI Juventus Zürich Grasshoppers
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-2006 2003-2004 2006-2007 2007-present	Grasshoppers → Guingamp (loan) FC Köln Grasshoppers	198 (42) 017 0(0) 041 0(2) 023 0(4)
National team²
2001-present	Switzerland	049 0(4)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 June 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Ricardo Cabanas (born 20 April 1979 in Zürich) is a Swiss football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder for Grasshoppers. He is of Galician descent.

Cabanas started his career with Grasshoppers Zürich and played there for several seasons before moving to Cologne. During this period, he also enjoyed a loan spell at Guingamp.

He is a member of the Switzerland national team and was called up to the squad which participated in the 2006 World Cup.

In June 2007, 1. FC Köln announced that Cabanas was to return to his previous club, Grasshoppers Zürich for an undisclosed fee.
Cabanas was a prolific scorer, which is even more impressive bearing in mind he played in central midfield. Some believe that Cabanas is one of the best ever players Switzerland has produced. He has also played once for the (non-official) Galicia national team.

[edit] Personal life

He is the son of Ricardo Cabanas Snr., who last played for SC Kriens in the 1980-1981 season. His brother Christian Cabanas also briefly played in the professional league. His cousin, Raúl Cabanas played with Ricardo at Grasshopper.

v • d • e Switzerland squad - UEFA Euro 2004

1 Stiel • 2 Haas • 3 Berner • 4 Henchoz • 5 Murat Yakin • 6 Vogel • 7 Cabanas • 8 Wicky • 9 Frei • 10 Hakan Yakin • 11 Chapuisat • 12 Zuberbühler • 13 Zwyssig • 14 Magnin • 15 Gygax • 16 Celestini • 17 Spycher • 18 Huggel • 19 Barnetta • 20 Müller • 21 Rama • 22 Vonlanthen • 23 Roth • Coach: Kuhn

v • d • e Switzerland squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup

1 Zuberbühler • 2 Djourou • 3 Magnin • 4 Senderos • 5 Margairaz • 6 Vogel • 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 Hakan Yakin • 23 P. Degen • Coach: Kuhn

v • d • e Switzerland squad - UEFA Euro 2008

1 Benaglio • 2 Djourou • 3 Magnin • 4 Senderos • 5 Lichtsteiner • 6 Huggel • 7 Cabanas • 8 İnler • 9 Frei • 10 Hakan 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 P. Degen • Coach: Kuhn