Ricardo Cabanas
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Cabanas-Rey | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| 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) |
| 2007–2012 | 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 28 January 2012. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ricardo Cabanas-Rey (born 17 January 1979 in Zürich) is a former Swiss football player who played as a midfielder.[1][2] He played 51 international matches for the Swiss national team.
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. His cousin,[8] Raúl Cabanas, played with Ricardo at Grasshoppers.
He has two children with his wife Deby.[9]
References
- ↑ "Ricardo Cabanas". ZeroZeroFootball. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ↑ "Ricardo Cabanas: Official Website". Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ↑ "Ricardo Cabanas". BBC Sport. 25 May 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ↑ Ricardo Cabanas – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "Zurück zu den Wurzeln" (in German). Blick.ch. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ↑ "Un gallego con una Suiza de Calidad." (in Spanish). elcorreogallego.es. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Ricardo Cabanas: The Rocky Road to Soccer Stardom". credit-suisse.com. 9 May 2006. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ "14 Raúl Cabanas" (in German). transfermarkt.ch. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ "Cabanas wurde zum zweiten Mal Vater" (in German). bluewin.ch.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ricardo Cabanas. |
- Ricardo Cabanas – FIFA competition record
- Official website (German)
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