Pascal Zuberbühler facts for kids
Zuberbühler with Switzerland in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Pascal Zuberbühler | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Frauenfeld, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1992 | Frauenfeld | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1999 | Grasshoppers | 187 | (0) |
| 1999–2006 | Basel | 178 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Aarau (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Bayer Leverkusen (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 51 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 446 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–2008 | Switzerland | 51 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011 | Philippines (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Young Boys (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2012 | Philippines (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2013–2015 | Servette (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2015 | Philippines (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2015–2017 | Derby County (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pascal Zuberbühler, born on January 8, 1971, is a famous former Swiss football player. He was a goalkeeper, which means he was the player who protects the goal.
He played for several big clubs in Switzerland, like Grasshoppers, Basel, and Neuchâtel Xamax. He also played in Germany for Bayer Leverkusen and in England for West Bromwich Albion and Fulham.
Pascal Zuberbühler played 51 games for the Swiss national team between 1994 and 2008. He was part of the team for major tournaments like UEFA Euro 2004, the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2008. At the 2006 World Cup, his team made history by being the only one to be knocked out without letting in a single goal!
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Playing Career Highlights
Starting Out in Switzerland
Pascal Zuberbühler was born in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. He started playing football with his local team, Frauenfeld, when he was young. He then joined Grasshoppers in 1992, which was his first professional club.
He played for Grasshoppers for over seven years. During this time, he played 187 league games. He helped the team win the Swiss Super League three times (in 1995, 1996, and 1998). They also won the Swiss Cup once in 1994.
Time with FC Basel
In 1999, Zuberbühler moved to Basel. He quickly became an important player for them.
For a short time, he was loaned to Bayer Leverkusen in Germany. He played 13 league games and five Champions League games there. After his loan, he returned to Basel.
Back at Basel, he became the main goalkeeper again. In the 2001–02 season, he helped Basel win both the league and the cup, which is called winning "the double." He also made some amazing saves in a Champions League game against Liverpool in 2002.
Basel and Zuberbühler won the Swiss league championship two more times in 2004 and 2005. He played a total of 340 games for Basel between 1999 and 2006.
Playing in England
In 2006, Zuberbühler moved to England to play for West Bromwich Albion. He signed a two-year contract. He played his first game for them on August 5, where they won 2–0 and he kept a clean sheet (meaning the other team didn't score).
After playing 15 games, he was replaced by another goalkeeper. He then moved back to Switzerland to play for Neuchâtel Xamax.
In 2008, he joined Fulham in England, where his former national team coach, Roy Hodgson, was the manager. He played one game for Fulham in the League Cup. He stayed with Fulham until 2011, even though he didn't play many games. He was often a backup goalkeeper, ready to step in if needed.
International Career with Switzerland
Pascal Zuberbühler played 51 games for the Swiss national team. He was chosen for three big tournaments:
At the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Switzerland did incredibly well. They finished first in their group, even ahead of strong teams like France. In the next round, they lost to Ukraine in a penalty shootout. Zuberbühler even saved one of Ukraine's penalties! What's amazing is that the Swiss team was the only team in the history of the World Cup not to let in a single goal during the entire tournament.
His last game for the Swiss national team was on June 15, 2008, during the Euro 2008 tournament, where Switzerland won 2–0 against Portugal.
Coaching After Playing
After he stopped playing, Pascal Zuberbühler became a goalkeeping coach. He worked with the Philippines national football team several times, helping their goalkeepers improve. He also coached goalkeepers for Swiss clubs like Young Boys and Servette FC.
From 2015 to 2017, he was a goalkeeping coach for Derby County in England. In November 2017, he started working for FIFA as a goalkeeping specialist, helping to train and develop goalkeepers around the world.
Images for kids
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Zuberbühler with Switzerland in 2008
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Zuberbühler playing for Switzerland in 2006
See also
In Spanish: Pascal Zuberbühler para niños
