Sandro Burki Explained

Sandro Burki
Birth Date:16 September 1985
Birth Place:Oftringen, Switzerland
Height:1.87 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:FC Aarau (Sporting director)
Youthclubs1:FC Zürich
Years1:2001–2002
Clubs1:FC Zürich
Caps1:7
Goals1:0
Years2:2002–2003
Clubs2:Bayern Munich (A)
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:2003–2005
Clubs3:Young Boys
Caps3:21
Goals3:0
Years4:2005
Clubs4:FC Wil
Caps4:15
Goals4:1
Years5:2005–2006
Clubs5:FC Vaduz
Caps5:32
Goals5:7
Years6:2006–2017
Clubs6:FC Aarau
Caps6:340
Goals6:22
Totalcaps:417
Totalgoals:30
Nationalteam1:Switzerland U17
Nationalyears2:2008
Nationalteam2:Switzerland
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Manageryears1:2017–
Managerclubs1:FC Aarau (sporting director)

Sandro Burki (born 16 September 1985) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the sporting director of FC Aarau.[1]

Club career

Burki began his career with FC Zürich. Burki caught the attention of numerous clubs, eventually signing for FC Bayern Munich. However, the move was not successful, and was subsequently criticised by Swiss Football Association Technical Director Hansruedi Hasler claiming that "The examples of Philippe Senderos and Sandro Burki, who were both U17 European champions, show how important the choice of team is."[2]

Returning within a year to the Swiss leagues, he played for BSC Young Boys, FC Wil and FC Vaduz before signing for FC Aarau, to whom he is contracted until 30 June 2011.[3]

International career

Burki is a former youth international and was in the Swiss U-17 squad that won the 2002 U-17 European Championships.[4]

He made his senior Switzerland international debut against Cyprus on 22 August 2008, after which he was linked in the press with a move to Celtic.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/sport/aargau/sandro-burki-wird-32-das-ist-die-geburtstagsbotschaft-von-sportreporter-ruedi-kuhn-131715887 Sandro Burki wird 32 – das ist die Geburtstagsbotschaft von Sportreporter Ruedi Kuhn
  2. http://emagazine.credit-suisse.com/app/article/index.cfm?fuseaction=OpenArticle&aoid=238096&lang=EN Hansruedi Hasler wants to lead the juniors to the top
  3. http://www.fcaarau.ch/cont/spielerportraits/burki.php Profile
  4. News: Les "Rouge" admirent les "Rougets" . Renaud . Tschoumy . . 10 November 2009 . French . dead . https://archive.today/20120707161559/http://archives.lematin.ch/sports/football/les-rouge-admirent-les-rougets-2009-11-10 . 7 July 2012 . dmy-all .
  5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/7635232.stm Aarau play down Burki Celtic link