Steve von Bergen

Steve von Bergen

Von Bergen with Hertha Berlin in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Steve von Bergen
Date of birth	(1983-06-10) 10 June 1983
Place of birth	Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Young Boys
Number	5
Youth career
1991–1996	Hauterive
1996–2000	Neuchâtel Xamax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2005	Neuchâtel Xamax	126	(1)
2005–2007	Zürich	68	(0)
2007–2010	Hertha BSC	68	(0)
2010–2012	Cesena	62	(0)
2012	Genoa	0	(0)
2012–2013	Palermo	34	(1)
2013–	Young Boys	7	(0)
National team‡
2003–2004	Switzerland U-21	25[1]	(0)
2006–	Switzerland	37	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:47, 15 September 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:40, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Steve von Bergen (born 10 June 1983) is a Swiss footballer who plays as defender for Young Boys. He played for FC Zürich for two full seasons, winning the Swiss Super League in both campaigns and then moved to Hertha BSC, playing there for three years. He managed to establish himself as a regular on the Switzerland national football team.

Club career

Switzerland

Von Bergen began in the youth division of FC Hauterive, before joining Neuchâtel Xamax in 2000. In summer 2005, Lucien Favre, then coach at FC Zürich, scouted the defender and brought him to the club. In his first season in Zürich, von Bergen earned 36 caps and contributed to the clubs first championship since 1981. The following season, FC Zürich defended their title.

Hertha BSC

When Lucien Favre transferred to Hertha BSC in summer 2007, he brought von Bergen with him to the Bundesliga. Von Bergen made his debut in the German top division on the second match day against Arminia Bielefeld. During his first season in the German capital, Hertha finished tenth, but qualified for the UEFA Cup via fair-play rating. In the 2009–10, after the departure of Josip Simunic, von Bergen managed to establish himself as a regular in Hertha's starting formation.

Italy

After his contract in Berlin expired on June 2010, von Bergen agreed to join newly promoted Italian Serie A club Cesena on a free transfer.

After two years, in June 2012 he moved to Genoa on a free transfer. His stay lasted only two months, as in August he was sold to Palermo in an exchange deal for Greek goalkeeper Alexandros Tzorvas (permanent) and Paraguayan striker Daniel Jara Martinez (on loan).^[2]

On 19 June 2013 he moved to Young Boys.^[3]

International career

Von Bergen made his debut for the Swiss national team on 6 September 2006 against Costa Rica. He has been a constant member of the Swiss team, and was called to a preliminary squad for Euro 2008. Due to a broken hand, von Bergen was not able to take part in the tournament. Von Bergen is part of the Swiss national team at the 2010 World Cup. In the first match, where Switzerland shocked Spain 1–0,^[4] Philippe Senderos was substituted in the 36th minute after injuring his ankle seriously in an accidental collision with a teammate, and von Bergen replaced him. It was his first appearance in a major tournament (Euro/World Cup).

International

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Steve von Bergen.

• Steve von Bergen at fussballdaten.de (German)
• Steve von Bergen at Transfermarkt (German)
• Steve von Bergen at ESPN FC
• Steve von Bergen at Sky Sports

v t e Switzerland squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Benaglio 2 Lichtsteiner 3 Magnin 4 Senderos 5 von Bergen 6 Huggel 7 Barnetta 8 Inler 9 Frei (c) 10 Nkufo 11 Behrami 12 Wölfli 13 Grichting 14 Padalino 15 Yakin 16 G. Fernandes 17 Ziegler 18 Bunjaku 19 Derdiyok 20 P. Schwegler 21 Leoni 22 Eggimann 23 Shaqiri Coach: Hitzfeld