Bigambo Rochat Explained

Bigambo Rochat
Birth Date:1991 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Renens, Switzerland
Currentclub:Yverdon-Sport
Clubnumber:8
Position:Right-back / Defensive midfielder
Youthyears1:2000–2002
Youthyears2:2002–2004
Youthyears3:2004–2008
Youthyears4:2008–2009
Youthclubs1:FC Renens
Youthclubs2:FC Crissier
Youthclubs4:Lille
Years1:2007–2008
Years2:2009–2010
Years3:2010–2011
Years4:2011–2012
Years5:2012–
Clubs3:Lausanne-Sport
Clubs4:Neuchâtel Xamax
Clubs5:Yverdon-Sport
Caps1:2
Caps2:4
Caps3:12
Caps4:1
Caps5:6
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:1
Nationalyears1:2007–2008
Nationalyears2:2009–2010
Nationalteam2:Switzerland U19
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalcaps2:9
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:6 May 2013
Ntupdate:21 March 2007

Bigambo Rochat (born 29 May 1991) is a Swiss footballer who currently plays for Yverdon-Sport FC.

Career

Rochat began his career with FC Renens after which he moved to FC Crissier in March 2002. His stay in Crissier lasted just twenty three months before was scouted from Lausanne-Sport, making the move in February 2004. At Lausanne he played two games with the first team in the Challenge League and was also a member of Team Vaud, the academy team. Then on 23 September 2008 he moved to top French club Lille.[1]

On 9 April 2009 the 18-year-old defender left Lille to sign a five-year deal with Sion until 2014.[2] However, his stay would last less than two years as he returned to his former club Lausanne-Sport, joining them 25 September 2010, though he was released at the end of the season.

In July 2011, Bigambo Rochat signed a contract for Swiss team Neuchâtel Xamax. At the end of the season, he moved on to Yverdon-Sport FC in July 2012 following Xamax's financial troubles and relegation to the fifth tier.

International

Rochat has represented Switzerland at various youth levels including. He featured for the Swiss under-17 team at the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Turkey.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La vie de Bigambo Rochat s'est accélérée cet été . 9 April 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090414050810/http://archives.24heures.ch/VQ/LA_COTE/-/article-2008-09-2189/football---ancien-joueur-du-ls-le-jeune-lateral-a-rejoint-le-centre-de-formation-de-lille . 14 April 2009 . dead .
  2. http://www.rro.ch/cms/home.php?showNews=37535&set=2&subset=0 Wallis: FC Sitten verpflichtet Bigambo Rochat
  3. http://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=680&ftxtID=4021 UEFA European U17 Championship group stage complete, Turkey reach sem-finals [sic]]