Janine Chamot

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Janine Chamot
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Personal information
Full name Janine Chamot
Date of birth (1983-02-04) February 4, 1983 (age 38)
Place of birth Morrens, Switzerland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
BSC YB Frauen
Number 1
Youth career
1993–1997 FC Köniz
1997–1998 FFC Bern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 FFC Bern II (1. Liga)
2000–2009 FFC Bern (NLA)
2009– YB Frauen
National team
1999–2002 Switzerland U19 about 40 (0)
2002–2008 Switzerland 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 November 2011, 24:00 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 December 2008, 24:00 (UTC)

Janine Chamot (born 4 February 1983) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for YB Frauen in the Swiss National League A (NLA). She was also a member of the Switzerland women's national football team.

Personal life[]

Born in Morrens, Switzerland, Janine is the daughter of Astrid and Jean-Paul Chamot (who was also goalkeeper for FC Köniz). She has one sister. She served her apprenticeship as sales clerk and now works as purchasing manager.[1]

Club career[]

Chamot started her youth football in 1993 by FC Köniz. In 1997 she moved to the youth and young ladies team of FFC Bern and played in their reserve team in the 1. Liga. Within just two years she had advanced into their first team in the NLA. With FFC Bern she won the national Double twice, in the 1999/2000 and 2000/01 seasons.[2] Since 2009 the FFC Bern is integrated within the BSC Young Boys Betriebs AG, the holding of BSC Young Boys and since then the team plays in the NLA under the name YB Frauen. In 2010 Chamot won the women's title Goalkeeper of the year.[3] The team won the Swiss Championship at the end of the 2010/2011 season.

International career[]

Janine Chamot played in the regional U-16 selection team between 1996 and 1999. She played for the Swiss U-19 national team at youth level making her debut for the team during the first round of the qualification to the UEFA U-18 European Championship in the 5–0 home win against the Faroe Islands U-19 national team on 10 July 2000.[4] Between 2002 and 2008 Chamot was in the Swiss National squad, she played four games, but was mainly reserve keeper behind first choice Marisa Brunner.

Honours[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Janine Chamot" (in German). BSC Young Boys. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-18. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  2. ^ "Berz zitterte, obwohl Chamot die Partie der Saison spielte" (in German). bz online. 2001. Retrieved 2001-06-12.
  3. ^ "Die besten Spielerinnen des Jahres sind prämiert" (in German). frauenfussballmagazin.ch. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  4. ^ "Janine Chamot Figures and facts" (in German). uefa.com. 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-16.


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