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unusual facts about Swiss Super League


Nationalliga A

Swiss Super League, formerly the Nationalliga A, the top football league in Switzerland


Alexander Viveros

Viveros met different fates with his next two teams, starting with FC Nantes in France – albeit only in his first year in Ligue 1, with the Canaries finishing in 17th, the first position above the relegation zone – but being a reserve with Swiss Super League side Grasshopper-Club Zürich, for which he signed in January 2006.

André Caetano Gonçalves

Gonçalves began his playing career with lower league clubs FC Glarus and FC Rapperswil-Jona before moving on to Swiss Super League club FC Zürich in 2006.

Damien Tixier

He formerly played for Swiss Super League club Neuchâtel Xamax until his contract was terminated on March 28, 2010 due to an excessive number of red cards.

Damir Džombić

Damir Džombić (born 3 January 1985 in Srebrenik, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian football player playing as defender for FC Vaduz in the Swiss Super League.

Daniel Wermelinger

The match FC Basel against FC Schaffhausen on 22 July 2006 was his first game as referee in the Swiss Super League.

Endogan Adili

On 13 May 2010 the midfielder made his Swiss Super League debut for the GC first team during the away match in the Stadion Brügglifeld against FC Aarau and he scored his first goal only 10 minutes after being substituted in.

Franco Costanzo

Swiss side FC Basel acquired his services in July 2006 for £1.4 million after the departure of veteran goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbühler.

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.

Ljubo Miličević

On 12 January 2011, it was announced that Milicevic was not going to re-sign for the Jets and left for Switzerland, where he trialled with former club FC Basel in the Swiss Super League.

Peter Jehle

From 2000 to 2006, Jehle played his club football for Grasshopper Club Zürich in the Swiss Super League, having previously played for local FC Schaan in his country.

René Botteron

Botteron started his professional career at FC Zürich in 1972 and won three League Titles and three Swiss Cups before he left in 1980 to join the 1. FC Köln side of the early 1980s, where he played alongside the likes of Dieter Müller, Bernd Schuster, Tony Woodcock, Rainer Bonhof, Bernhard Cullmann, Klaus Fischer, Klaus Allofs and Stephan Engels.

Sorin Cârțu

During Cluj's Champions League tie against Swiss Super League champions FC Basel at St. Jakob-Park, Cârțu destroyed a section of the dugout with his foot after his side conceded a 75th minute goal.


see also

Siegrist

Nico Siegrist (born 1991), football striker playing for FC Lucerne in the Swiss Super League

Zahnd

Yves Zahnd (born 1985), a Swiss football defender, who currently plays for FC Thun in the Swiss Super League