Pirmin Schwegler Explained

Pirmin Schwegler
Fullname:Pirmin Schwegler
Birth Date:9 March 1987
Birth Place:Ettiswil, Switzerland
Height:1.79 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1992–2002
Youthclubs1:FC Grosswangen
Youthyears2:2002–2003
Youthclubs2:FC Luzern
Years1:2003–2005
Clubs1:FC Luzern
Caps1:40
Goals1:3
Years2:2005–2006
Clubs2:Young Boys
Caps2:32
Goals2:1
Years3:2006–2009
Clubs3:Bayer Leverkusen
Caps3:46
Goals3:0
Years4:2009–2014
Clubs4:Eintracht Frankfurt
Caps4:128
Goals4:6
Years5:2014–2017
Clubs5:TSG Hoffenheim
Caps5:59
Goals5:1
Years6:2017–2019
Clubs6:Hannover 96
Caps6:56
Goals6:0
Years7:2019–2020
Clubs7:Western Sydney Wanderers
Caps7:24
Goals7:2
Totalcaps:385
Totalgoals:13
Nationalyears1:2005–2008
Nationalteam1:Switzerland U21
Nationalcaps1:20
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2009–2014
Nationalteam2:Switzerland
Nationalcaps2:14
Nationalgoals2:0

Pirmin Schwegler (born 9 March 1987) is a Swiss former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Schwegler began his career with FC Luzern. In summer 2005, he joined Young Boys. After just one year with Young Boys he signed with Bayer Leverkusen.[1] On 18 July 2009, after three years with the "Werksclub", Schwegler signed with Eintracht Frankfurt.[2] Schwegler, wearing the captain's armband for three years at Frankfurt, left the club in the 2014 summer transfer to join fellow Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim on a three-year deal.[3]

He signed for Australian club Western Sydney Wanderers, on a one-year deal, for their upcoming 2019–20 season.[4] Schwegler retired from football at the end of the 2019–20 A-League in August 2020.[5]

Personal

He is the brother of Christian Schwegler.

When he was 16-months-old, he was diagnosed with leukaemia. He was initially only given a 10% chance of survival. Doctors at the University of Bern Hospital's children's ward, led by Dr. Annette Ridolfi Luthy, fought to save him. The chemotherapy was successful but Schwegler had to go back to the clinic for regular check-ups throughout his childhood.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pirmin Schwegler . Leverkusen who's who . 16 July 2011.
  2. Web site: Schwegler wechselt von Leverkusen nach Frankfurt . de . nzz.ch . 16 July 2011 . 18 July 2009.
  3. Web site: Football - Hoffenheim sign Swiss midfielder Schwegler until 2017 . sports.yahoo.com . 6 May 2014 . 9 January 2017 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211040/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/football-hoffenheim-sign-swiss-midfielder-schwegler-2017-172034059--sow.html . dead .
  4. Web site: Schwegler signs . Western Sydney Wanderers FC . 15 May 2019.
  5. News: Schwegler retires a winner as Wanderers, Victory end woeful seasons. Vince. Rugari. 12 August 2020. 13 August 2020. Sydney Morning Herald.
  6. Web site: Schwegler beats leukaemia with the help of football . FIFA . 25 December 2015.