Mario Eggimann

Mario Eggimann

Personal information
Full name	Mario Eggimann
Date of birth	24 January 1981 (1981-01-24) (age 30)
Place of birth	Brugg, Switzerland
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Hannover 96
Number	5
Youth career
1988–1989	FC Küttigen
1989–1998	FC Aarau
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2002	Aarau	41	(1)
2002–2008	Karlsruher SC	176	(18)
2008–	Hannover 96	58	(1)
National team‡
2007–	Switzerland	10	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 June 2010

Mario Eggimann (born 24 January 1981 in Brugg, Switzerland) is a Swiss football defender currently playing for Hannover 96.^[1] He also plays for the Swiss National team.^[2]

Career

Eggimann began his career with local side FC Küttigen before moving to bigger local rivals FC Aarau where he began his professional career making his professional debut in 1998. He played at Stadion Brugglifeld for FC Aarau until 2002 when he headed to Germany to play in the Bundesliga for Karlsruher SC.^[3] In the 2006–07 season Eggimann was made captain as Karlsruher SC were champions of the Second Bundesliga.^{[citation needed]}

In March 2008, Eggimann exercised a clause in his contract by moving to Hannover 96 for 1.4 million Euros. He has signed a contract until June 2013.^[4]

National team

Eggimann was captain of the Swiss U21 national team.^{[citation needed]} On 7 September 2007, he played first for the Swiss national football team coming on as a half-time substitute for Johan Djourou in a 2–1 victory against Chile in Vienna. The match was part of a tournament in Austria, comprising Japan and Austria as well as Chile and Switzerland.^[5]

Eggimann was selected by then-coach Köbi Kuhn prior to Euro 2008 but did not make the final squad. He has been selected by Ottmar Hitzfeld for the World Cup 2010.^[6]

Personal life

On 20 February 2008, Eggimann became a father for the first time to a baby girl.^[7]

References

1. ^ "Mario Eggimann" (in German). fussballdaten.de. http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/eggimannmario/. Retrieved 11 June 2010. 
2. ^ Mario Eggimann – FIFA competition record
3. ^ "Eggimann, Mario" (in German). kicker.de. http://www.kicker.de/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2007-08/28263/vereinsspieler_mario-eggimann.html. Retrieved 11 June 2010. 
4. ^ "Eggimann vom KSC zu 96" (in German). kicker.de. 10 March 2008. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/artikel/376055/. Retrieved 11 June 2010. 
5. ^ "Schweizer siegen knapp gegen Chile" (in German). blick.ch. 7 September 2007. http://www.blick.ch/sport/euro08/schweiz-chile-70942. Retrieved 11 June 2010. 
6. ^ "Switzerland". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/teams/team=43971/squadlist.html. Retrieved 11 June 2010. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ "Eggimann wird Vater" (in German). ksc.de. 20 February 2008. http://www.ksc.de/aktuelles/anzeigen/news/eggimann-wird-vater/96/neste/112.html?tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1202733530&cHash=c4ac2d028a. Retrieved 11 June 2010. 

External links

• Mario Eggimann at worldfootball.net
• Mario Eggimann at fussballdaten.de (German)
• Mario Eggimann at Hannover96.de (German)

Persondata
Name	Eggimann, Mario
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	24 January 1981
Place of birth	Brugg, Switzerland
Date of death
Place of death