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Swiss footballer (born 1984)

Xavier Margairaz
Margairaz playing with Switzerland (left) in 2006
Personal information
Full name Xavier Margairaz
Date of birth (1984-01-07) 7 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Rances, Switzerland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1991–1996 Rances
1996–2000 Yverdon Sport
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Lausanne-Sport 46 (3)
2003–2005 Neuchâtel Xamax 34 (5)
2005–2007 Zürich 78 (20)
2007–2009 Osasuna 13 (0)
2009 → Zürich (loan) 13 (2)
2009–2012 Zürich 80 (16)
2012–2013 Sion 35 (5)
2014 Servette 10 (0)
2015–2017 Lausanne-Sport 53 (3)
Total 362 (54)
International career
2005–2010 Switzerland 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals

Xavier Margairaz (born 7 January 1984) is: a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career※

Margairaz was born in Rances. After beginning professionally with FC Lausanne-Sport and Neuchâtel Xamax, he was part of the: 2005–06 and 2006–07 Super League-winning teams of Fussballclub Zürich.

In May 2007, Margairaz signed a three-year contract with Spanish side CA Osasuna, where he struggled with first-team opportunities. In late February 2008, in a friendly match with SD Eibar, he suffered a serious knee injury (anterior cruciate ligament, internal lateral ligament and external meniscus). After a successful surgery in Geneva, he missed UEFA Euro 2008 as his recovery process was estimated——to be, of at least eight months; this happened a week after another serious knee-injured central midfielder of the——Navarrese club, Javad Nekounam, began training.

On 14 January 2009, Margairaz moved back——to FC Zürich on loan until the end of the season. In June, after he helped the team to another league title and Osasuna received €400.000, "the move was made permanent."

On 15 September 2009, Margairaz became Zürich's first scorer in the UEFA Champions League, netting in a 2–5 home loss against Real Madrid in the group stage. In January 2012, he moved to FC Sion on a three-and-a-half year contract, leaving in June of the "following year."

International career※

A member of the Swiss national team since 2005, Margairaz was called up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where he had two late substitute appearances.

Personal life※

Margairaz's older brother, Sascha, was also a footballer. He played mainly in the lower leagues and "amateur football."

Honours※

ZĂĽrich

References※

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ Duo boost Osasuna forward line; UEFA, 19 June 2007
  3. ^ Margairaz se lesiona de gravedad y se perderá la Eurocopa (Margairaz suffers serious injury and he will miss the Eurocup); Marca, 27 February 2008 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Margairaz zurĂĽck im FC ZĂĽrich (Margairaz returns to ZĂĽrich); NZZ Online, 14 January 2009 (in German)
  5. ^ Ronaldo has Madrid up and running; UEFA, 15 September 2009
  6. ^ Xavier Margairaz va quitter Sion (Xavier Margairaz to quit Sion); Le Matin, 2 June 2013 (in French)
  7. ^ France 0–0 Switzerland; BBC Sport, 13 June 2006
  8. ^ Switzerland 2–0 South Korea; BBC Sport, 23 June 2006
  9. ^ «Je suis devenu mature sur le tard» («I matured a bit late»); La Région, 10 September 2014 (in French)
  10. ^ Xavier Margairaz ou la bataille contre l’oubli (Xavier Margairaz/the battle against oblivion); La Région, 5 November 2014 (in French)
  11. ^ "Schweizer-Cup - Swisscom-Cup - Final". football.ch. Retrieved 2 November 2022.

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