André Muff

André Muff (born 28 January 1981) is a former Swiss footballer. He last played for FC Concordia Basel. He has also appeared in the squad four times for the Switzerland national football team, but played only twice. On 18 June 2009 he retired from professional football due to his reoccurring injuries.

André Muff
Personal information
Full name André Muff
Date of birth (1981-01-28) 28 January 1981
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1997–1999 Grasshopper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Grasshopper 7 (4)
2000–2004 FC Basel 16 (3)
2001 → FC Lugano (loan) 13 (0)
2002–2003 → FC Luzern (loan) 37 (19)
2003–2004 → FC Zürich (loan) 17 (8)
2004–2006 Grasshopper 27 (7)
2006–2009 Concordia 25 (14)
National team‡
2002–2004 Switzerland U-21 27 (8)
2000–2004 Switzerland 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2006[1]
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 July 2006[2]

Club career

Muff began in the youth program of Grasshopper Club Zürich in 1997, and was transferred to FC Basel on a four-year contract in 2000. After one year in Basel, Muff was aggressively loaned in 2001 to FC Lucerne and AC Lugano,[3] before he returned to Basel. He was again on loan for the year 2002 to FC Lucerne and then loaned to FC Zürich in 2003.

When his FC Basel contract expired over summer 2004, Grasshopper Club Zürich signed Muff for €1 million,[4][5] bringing him back to the club where his career began.

National team

While on loan to FC Lucerne, Muff played on the host Switzerland national under-21 football team in the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship wearing the number 21 shirt.

Muff made 2 appearances on the national team from 2000 to 2005: a friendly match against Tunisia in 2000, as an unused sub in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Luxembourg, a friendly match against Northern Ireland in 2004 and as an unused sub in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification match against France.[2]

References
  1. "Andre Muff". National-Football-Teams.com.
  2. Switzerland – International Matches – Details
  3. Weber, Eugen (2001). "André Muff zu Lugano" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2001.
  4. Swiss football/soccer : Swiss Super League 2007/2008 season preview
  5. uefa.com – Football Europe – News & Features – News Specific
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