Ramona Bachmann

Ramona Bachmann
Personal information
Full nameRamona Bachmann
Date of birth25 December 1990
Place of birthMalters, Switzerland
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
FC Rosengård
Number10
Youth career
1997–2006FC Malters
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2007SC LUwin.ch
2007–2009Umeå IK50(27)
2010Atlanta Beat10(1)
2011Umeå IK21(13)
2012–FC Rosengård60(36)
National team‡
2007–Switzerland58(32)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:40, 29 November 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:40, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Ramona Bachmann (born 25 December 1990) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a forward for the Switzerland women's national football team and FC Rosengård of the Swedish Damallsvenskan. Bachmann, who is from Malters, first moved to Sweden aged 16 and played for Umeå IK for four seasons from 2007 until 2011. She spent the 2010 season playing in the United States for Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) club Atlanta Beat. Ahead of the 2012 season she left Umeå and signed a contract with LdB FC Malmö.

Since making her debut for the Switzerland women's national football team in June 2007, Bachmann has won over 50 caps. She made her reputation with Switzerland's youth national teams, playing at the 2006 and 2010 editions of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and being named UEFA's Golden Player at the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. At senior level Bachmann helped Switzerland qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time in 2015. A persistent back injury hampered Bachmann's progress during the early part of her career.

Club career

Starting her career in FC Malters before moving to SC Luwin, she then rejected offers from both Germany and USA to sign for Swedish club Umeå IK in Damallsvenskan at the age of 16 in 2007.[1] Following Marta's departure from the club in 2009, Bachmann became a key player at Umeå. She was voted Swiss female Player of the Year in 2009.[2]

In 2010, Bachmann joined Atlanta Beat as the No. 1 pick on the WPS international draft.[3] After an injury-hit season in the professional WPS, and after her contract with the Atlanta Beat was not renewed, Bachmann rejected offers from Germany, England and the United States to return to Umeå for the 2011 season.[4]

She was named the best player of the 2011 season, and subsequently moved to defending champion LdB Malmö.[5]

International career

Bachmann played for Switzerland in the 2006 and 2010 editions of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[6] During the latter tournament she was hampered by a back injury.[6] At the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Belarus, Bachmann won the UEFA.com Golden Player award.[7]

Ramona Bachmann playing for Switzerland, October 2012

She made her debut for the Swiss senior team against Sweden in June 2007.[8] In September 2010 Bachmann scored in Switzerland's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying defeat against England, but was criticised for her play acting that led to the dismissal of England goalkeeper Rachel Brown.[9] Bachmann admitted there was no foul and apologised for her actions,[10] while Brown's red card was rescinded on appeal.[11]

Bachmann was ruled out of the following play-offs against Denmark due to her persistent back pain.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Ramona Bachmann väljer UIK!" (in Swedish). UIK.se. 9 February 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  2. ↑ "Diego and Ramona: Switzerland's Best Footballers". Credit-suisse.com. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  3. ↑ "Ramona Bachmann". Womensprosoccer.com. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "Bachmann tillbaka i UIK" (in Swedish). SVT.se. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  5. ↑ Bachmann: Auszeichnung und Wechsel nach Malmö Schweizerischer Fussballverband
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Back problem a curse for Bachmann". FIFA.com. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  7. ↑ "2009: Ramona Bachmann". UEFA. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  8. ↑ "Portrait". Football.ch. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  9. ↑ Tony Leighton (17 September 2010). "England coach Hope Powell criticises Swiss 'diving'". BBC. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  10. ↑ "Sorry Rachel. Sorry England". RamonaBachmann.ch. 18 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  11. ↑ "Rachel Brown wins appeal over England red card". BBC. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  12. ↑ "Frauennati ohne Ramona Bachmann" (in German). Zisch. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2010.

External links

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