Raphaël Wicky

Raphaël Wicky

Personal information
Date of birth	26 April 1977 (1977-04-26) (age 34)
Place of birth	Leuggern, Switzerland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1984–1990	Steg
1990–1993	Sion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–1997	Sion	130	(3)
1997–2000	Werder Bremen	92	(1)
2001	Atlético Madrid	11	(0)
2001–2007	Hamburger SV	126	(4)
2007	Sion	5	(0)
2008–2009	Chivas USA	5	(0)
Total		369	(8)
National team
1996–2008	Switzerland	75	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

Raphaël Wicky (born 26 April 1977 in Leuggern) is a retired Swiss footballer, who last played for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer. He is a defensive midfielder who can also play in defense. He is actually coach for young players in Switzerland, for Servette FC M14 (under 14 year).

Contents 1 Career 2 International 3 Honours 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

Career

Wicky started his career with FC Sion, and went on to represent Werder Bremen, Atlético Madrid, and Hamburger SV, returning to Sion in July 2007, after losing first-choice status with Hamburger.

He signed on a free transfer with Los Angeles-based Major League Soccer side Chivas USA in February 2008.^[1] Wicky made his debut as a substitute in Chivas' season opener against FC Dallas on 30 March 2008. His season was cut short due to ankle injury, however, as Wicky made just five appearances in his first MLS season. He underwent surgery to repair the injury in July 2008 and was placed on the team's season-ending injury list on 15 September.

On 26 January 2009, Chivas USA announced that they had re-signed Wicky to a one-year deal.^[2] Five weeks later, on 3 March 2009, Wicky announced his retirement from professional football, citing "personal reasons."^[3]

International

Internationally, Wicky was part of the Swiss national teams at Euro 96 and Euro 2004 as well as at the 2006 World Cup.

Honours

• Bundesliga 3rd place: 2006.
• DFB-Pokal winner: 1999.
• DFB-Pokal finalist: 2000.
• DFB-Ligapokal winner: 2003.
• DFB-Ligapokal finalist: 1999.

See also

• List of current MLS players

References

1. ^ Chivas signs Wicky
2. ^ "Wicky Re-Signs With Chivas For '09", "MLS Daily", 2009-01-26. Retrieved on 2009-01-26.
3. ^ "Chivas USA's Wicky Announces Retirement", "MLS Daily", 2009-03-02. Retrieved on 2009-03-02.

External links

• Stats at fussballdaten.de (German)

Switzerland squad – UEFA Euro 1996 1 Pascolo 2 Hottiger 3 Quentin 4 Henchoz 5 Geiger 6 Wicky 7 Fournier 8 Sylvestre 9 Grassi 10 Sforza 11 Chapuisat 12 Lehmann 13 Jeanneret 14 Türkyilmaz 15 Vega 16 Koller 17 Vogel 18 Rothenbühler 19 Sesa 20 Comisetti 21 Bonvin 22 Corminbœuf Coach: Artur Jorge

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

Switzerland squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Zuberbühler 2 Djourou 3 Magnin 4 Senderos 5 Margairaz 6 Vogel (c) 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 Yakin 23 P. Degen Coach: Kuhn

Persondata
Name	Wicky, Raphael
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	26 April 1977
Place of birth	Leuggern, Switzerland
Date of death
Place of death