Ricardo Cabanas

Ricardo Cabanas
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Cabanas-Rey
Date of birth 17 January 1979 (1979-01-17) (age 33)
Place of birth Zürich, Switzerland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Grasshopper Club Zürich
Number 15
Youth career
1986–1992 SCI Juventus Zürich
1992–1997 Grasshopper Club Zürich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997–2006 Grasshopper Club Zürich 198 (42)
2003–2004 → Guingamp (loan) 17 (0)
2006–2007 1. FC Köln 41 (2)
2007– Grasshopper Club Zürich 86 (20)
National team‡
2000–2008 Switzerland 51 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 August 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 August 2008

Ricardo Cabanas-Rey (born 17 January 1979 in Zürich) is a Swiss football player who plays as a midfielder for Grasshoppers.[1][2]

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Club career

Cabanas started his career with Grasshoppers Zürich and played there for several seasons, winning two league titles, before moving to Cologne. During this period, he also enjoyed a loan spell at Guingamp.[3]

In June 2007, 1. FC Köln announced that Cabanas was to return to his previous club, Grasshoppers Zürich for an undisclosed fee.

Cabanas is a prolific scorer, which is even more impressive bearing in mind he played in central midfield.

International career

Cabanas is a member of the Switzerland national team and was called up to the squad which participated in the 2006 World Cup[4] and the Euro 2008. He has also played for the (non-official) Galicia national team against Iran[5] and against Uruguay.[6]

Personal life

His father, also called Ricardo Cabanas, played for Bellinzona, and for SC Kriens[7] in the 1980–81 season. His brother, Christian Cabanas Rey,[7] also briefly played in the professional league.[8] His cousin,[9] Raúl Cabanas, played with Ricardo at Grasshoppers.

He has two children with his wife Deby.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Ricardo Cabanas". ZeroZeroFootball. http://www.zerozerofootball.com/player/ricardo_cabanas/2009_2010/profile/139/default/6300. Retrieved 24 December 2009. 
  2. ^ "Ricardo Cabanas: Official Website". http://www.riccicabanas.com/ch/zurperson.htm. Retrieved 24 December 2009. 
  3. ^ "Ricardo Cabanas". BBC Sport. 25 May 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2004/switzerland/players_to_watch/default.stm. Retrieved 10 September 2009. 
  4. ^ Ricardo Cabanas – FIFA competition record
  5. ^ "Zurück zu den Wurzeln" (in German). Blick.ch. 28 December 2008. http://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/superleague/zurueck-zu-den-wurzeln-108485. Retrieved 24 December 2009. 
  6. ^ "Un gallego con una Suiza de Calidad." (in Spanish). elcorreogallego.es. 5 June 2006. http://www.elcorreogallego.es/indexCanales.php?idMenu=173&idSubmenu=188&idNoticia=52016. Retrieved 24 December 2009. 
  7. ^ a b "Ricardo Cabanas: The Rocky Road to Soccer Stardom". credit-suisse.com. 9 May 2006. http://emagazine.credit-suisse.com/app/article/index.cfm?fuseaction=OpenArticle&aoid=144104&lang=EN. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  8. ^ Ricardo Cabanas career stats at playerhistory.com
  9. ^ "14 Raúl Cabanas" (in German). http://www.transfermarkt.ch/de/spieler/38390/raul-cabanas/profil.html. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  10. ^ "Cabanas wurde zum zweiten Mal Vater" (in German). bluewin.ch. http://www.bluewin.ch/de/index.php/524,170282/Cabanas_wurde_zum_zweiten_Mal_Vater/de/sport/fussball/artikelasl/. 

External links

Switzerland squad – 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
Switzerland squad – UEFA Euro 2004
Switzerland squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup
Switzerland squad – UEFA Euro 2008
Grasshopper Club Zürich – current squad