Patrick Müller (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 December 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Genève, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1984–1994 | FC Meyrin | ||
1994–1995 | Servette | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1998 | Servette | 104 | (4) |
1998–2000 | Grasshoppers | 36 | (1) |
2000–2004 | Lyon | 131 | (2) |
2004 | Mallorca | 6 | (0) |
2005–2006 | FC Basel | 28 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Lyon | 23 | (1) |
2008–2010 | Monaco | 7 | (0) |
Total | 335 | (8) | |
National team | |||
1998–2008 | Switzerland | 89 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Patrick Müller (born 17 December 1976) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Club career[]
Born in Geneva, Müller began his career at FC Meyrin before moving on to Servette. He also played in Switzerland for Grasshoppers in Zürich. His talent was noted by the French club Olympique Lyonnais, who signed him.[1] He has also played for Real Mallorca and FC Basel.[2] On 31 August 2008 he signed a contract for two years with AS Monaco.
International career[]
Müller played for the Swiss national football team on a regular basis and was called into the squad for the 2006 World Cup. He is infamous for several incidents where he blocked balls with his hands during the 2006 World Cup.[3]
He represented the national team at 2008 UEFA Euro, where the team showed good performance in the tournament, achieving the best result at the time. [4] [5]
Personal life[]
Müller has a wife named Katia and has two children, daughter Norah (born 30 April 2004) and son Dan (born 5 March 2006). He holds dual nationality, Swiss and Austrian.[6]
Honours[]
Lyon
- Ligue 1: 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08
- Coupe de France: 2007-08
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2000-01
- Trophée des Champions: 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007
References[]
- ^ Patrick Müller – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
- ^ "Patrick Müller sucht einen neuen Klub". fussball.ch (in German). 22 July 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Patrick Müller - Schweiz - Verteidiger". www.em-08.info.
- ^ https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/300698--switzerland-vs-portugal/lineups/?iv=true
- ^ http://en.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles /Download/PressRelease/uefa/UEFAMedia/70/24/56/702456_DOWNLOAD.pdf
- ^ Doppelpass ins rot-weiß-rote Abseits Archived 19 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Patrick Müller. |
- Patrick Müller at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Patrick Müller – French league stats at LFP (archived 2017-11-15) – also available in French (archived 2019-05-28)
- Patrick Müller – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- Living people
- 1976 births
- Association football defenders
- Swiss footballers
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in France
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Monaco
- Switzerland international footballers
- FC Meyrin players
- Servette FC players
- Grasshopper Club Zürich players
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- RCD Mallorca players
- FC Basel players
- AS Monaco FC players
- La Liga players
- Swiss Super League players
- Ligue 1 players
- UEFA Euro 2004 players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2008 players
- Swiss-German people
- Swiss expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Monaco