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Switzerland player profiles
The Switzerland team line up for a pre World Cup friendly match
Goalkeepers

Fabio Coltori
Made his debut for Switzerland on March 1, 2006, against Scotland, aged 25. Currently playing for Swiss side Grasshopper Club, Coltori has won 1 cap for Switzerland (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: December 3, 1980
Height:
Fact: Coltori's only experience at senior international level to date was coming on as a 50th minute substitute for Pascal Zuberbühler in a friendly match against Scotland; his international career did not get off to the best start, as he conceded a goal after just 5 minutes on the pitch.

Pascal Zuberbühler
Made his debut for Switzerland on September 6, 1994, against United Arab Emirates, aged 23. Currently playing for Swiss side FC Basel, Zuberbühler has won 37 caps for Switzerland (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: January 8, 1971
Height: 1.97m (6ft 6in)
Fact: Zuberbühler was Switzerland's second-choice 'keeper at Euro 2004, having lost his place to veteran goalkeeper Jorg Stiel.

Diego Benaglio
Currently playing for Portuguese side CD Nacional, yet to make his international debut for Switzerland (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: September 8, 1983
Height: 1.93m (6ft 3in)
Fact: Third-choice 'keeper Benaglio played regularly for the Swiss U21 side.

Defenders

Philippe Senderos
Made his debut for Switzerland on March 16, 2005, against France, aged 20. Currently playing for Arsenal, Senderos has won 9 caps for Switzerland and scored 2 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: February 14, 1985
Height: 1.90m (6ft 3in)
Fact: In 2002, Senderos captained the Swiss U17 side to victory in the European Championships.

Valon Behrami
Made his debut for Switzerland in October 2005, against France, aged 20. Currently playing for Italian side Lazio, Behrami has won 4 caps for Switzerland and has scored 1 goal for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: April 19, 1985
Height: 1.86m (6ft 1in)
Fact: Behrami came on as a substitute in the 83rd minute of the first leg of Switzerland's World Cup play-off match against Turkey in November 2005 and scored a vital goal just three minutes later; the game finished 2-0 to Switzerland and although the second leg finished 4-2 to Turkey, Switzerland qualified for the World Cup finals on the away goals rule.

Philipp Degen
Made his debut for Switzerland on February 9, 2005, against, the United Arab Emirates, aged 22. Currently playing for German side Borussia Dortmund, Degen has won 12 caps for Switzerland and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: February 15, 1983
Height: 1.84m (6ft)
Fact: Degen won the Swiss League three times (2002, 2004, and 2005) with his former club FC Basel.

Johan Djourou
Made his debut for Switzerland on March 1, 2006, against Scotland, aged 19. Currently playing for Arsenal, Djourou has won 1 cap for Switzerland and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: January 18, 1987
Height: 1.91m (6ft 3in)
Fact: Côte d'Ivoire-born Djourou made his club debut for Arsenal in their 7-0 defeat of Middlesbrough in January 2006.

Stéphane Grichting
Made his debut for Switzerland on April 28, 2004, against Slovenia, aged 25. Currently playing for French side AJ Auxerre, Grichting has won 3 caps for Switzerland and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: March 30, 1979
Height: 1.86m (6ft)
Fact: A former regular for the Swiss U21 side, Grichting will remember the end of Switzerland's World Cup qualifying campaign for less than positive reasons—he was hospitalized with stomach injuries sustained in a post-match brawl after Switzerland defeated Turkey in the play-off match.

Ludovic Magnin
Made his debut for Switzerland on August 16, 2000, against Greece, aged 21. Currently playing for German side VfB Stuttgart, Magnin has won 27 caps for Switzerland and has scored 2 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: April 20, 1979
Height: 1.85m (6ft 1in)
Fact: Magnin travelled to Portugal as part of the Swiss squad for the 2004 European Championships but only played 5 minutes of the tournament, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute of the group game against France.

Patrick Müller
Made his debut for Switzerland on April 22, 1998, against Nigeria, aged 21. Currently playing for French side Lyon, Müller has won 62 caps for Switzerland and has scored 3 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: December 17, 1976
Height: 1.82m (5ft 11in)
Fact: Müller returned for a second spell at Lyon in 2005 and won the championship at the end of his first season back at the French club; he is hoping to emulate his earlier success with the club he spent four years with from 2000-2004, when he won three consecutive league titles.

Christoph Spycher
Made his debut for Switzerland on April 30, 2003, against Italy, aged 25. Currently playing for German side Eintracht Frankfurt, Spycher has won 19 caps for Switzerland and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: March 30,1978
Height: 1.75m (5ft 8in)
Fact: Spycher played in all three of Switzerland's matches at the European Championships in 2004 and was rumoured to be a potential transfer target for Glasgow Rangers after the tournament.

Swiss national anthem
Swiss Psalm (Schweizerpsalm, cantique suisse, salvo svizzero)
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