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15 unusual facts about BSC Young Boys


Adilson Tavares Varela

He played his debut for Basel in the 5–1 away defeat on 5 August 2007 against BSC Young Boys.

Ballwil

Thomas Häberli - professional footballer, currently with BSC Young Boys, grew up in the village and still lives there to this day.

Dario Zuffi

Dario Zuffi first became famous when he played on BSC Young Boys.

Erhan Kavak

On 1 July 2008 he moved to FC Biel-Bienne on loan and turned back on 30 June 2009 to Bern and on 28 July 2009 FC Thun have signed the attacking midfielder on loan from BSC Young Boys until the end of the year.

Guillermo Pereyra

In March 2008, Pereyra moved to FC Lokomotiv Moscow, but the Russian side decided to terminate the deal shortly after, and he subsequently joined BSC Young Boys on 11 February 2009, initially until the end of the season.

Ivan Ergić

He played his 150th first-team game for Basel on 10 May 2008 against BSC Young Boys at St. Jakob-Park.

Joey O'Brien

He featured in pre-season friendlies against BSC Young Boys and F.C. Basel before being signed on 30 July on a free transfer, after penning a two-year contract.

Jon Flanagan

On 19 September, Flanagan was one of the clutch of teenagers to travel to Switzerland to play Young Boys in a Europa League group game.

La Cala Resort

During the 2008–09 season the resort was used as a training base by top clubs from eight countries, including: Sunderland AFC, Reading FC and Peterborough United (England), Sevilla Atlético (Spain), FC Dynamo Moscow (Russia), Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany), BSC Young Boys (Switzerland), Heracles Almelo (the Netherlands), Bohemian (Ireland) and FC Fyn Odense (Denmark).

Matteo Tosetti

Matteo Tosetti (born 15 February 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer currently playing for FC Lugano on loan from BSC Young Boys.

He would go on to make one further appearance for the club until his transfer to BSC Young Boys in August 2010.

Steve Gohouri

Gohouri left Young Boys for Borussia Mönchengladbach on a three and a half-year contract on 28 December 2006 for a transfer fee of €1.5 million.

He spent the next seven seasons in the Swiss leagues, later playing for Vaduz, where he made his debut in European competition, and Young Boys, where he won a runners-up medal in the Swiss Cup.

Valentin Stocker

But Stocker injured himself on 23 April in the game against BSC Young Boys.

Vilmos Sipos

Having represented two of the most notable clubs in Yugoslavia and having become national team player, foreign interest grow, and in summer 1934 he moved to Swiss BSC Young Boys where he will play two seasons until 1936.


Grétar Steinsson

He started his career with local team KS in Siglufjörður and later played for ÍA Akranes, winning the Icelandic league in 2001, before going abroad to play professionally for Swiss club BSC Young Boys.

Kouadio Pascal Doubaï

Kouadio Pascal Doubaï, also known just as Pascal Doubaï (born 22 May 1992) in Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire, is a Cote d'Ivoireian association footballer currently playing for BSC Young Boys in the Swiss Super League.