Patrick Müller (footballer)

Patrick Müller (born 17 December 1976) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Patrick Müller
Müller playing for Switzerland in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-12-17) 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

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

References
  1. Patrick Müller – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
  2. "Patrick Müller sucht einen neuen Klub". fussball.ch (in German). 22 July 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. "Patrick Müller - Schweiz - Verteidiger". www.em-08.info.
  4. https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/300698--switzerland-vs-portugal/lineups/?iv=true
  5. http://en.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles /Download/PressRelease/uefa/UEFAMedia/70/24/56/702456_DOWNLOAD.pdf
  6. Doppelpass ins rot-weiß-rote Abseits Archived 19 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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