Ricardo Cabanas
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| Personal information |
| Full name |
Ricardo Cabanas-Rey |
| Date of birth |
17 January 1979 (1979-01-17) (age 33) |
| Place of birth |
Zürich, Switzerland |
| Height |
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Playing position |
Midfielder |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Grasshopper Club Zürich |
| Number |
15 |
| Youth career |
| 1986–1992 |
SCI Juventus Zürich |
| 1992–1997 |
Grasshopper Club Zürich |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1997–2006 |
Grasshopper Club Zürich |
198 |
(42) |
| 2003–2004 |
→ Guingamp (loan) |
17 |
(0) |
| 2006–2007 |
1. FC Köln |
41 |
(2) |
| 2007– |
Grasshopper Club Zürich |
86 |
(20) |
| National team‡ |
| 2000–2008 |
Switzerland |
51 |
(4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2012.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 August 2008 |
Ricardo Cabanas-Rey (born 17 January 1979 in Zürich) is a Swiss football player who plays as a midfielder for Grasshoppers.[1][2]
Club career
Cabanas started his career with Grasshoppers Zürich and played there for several seasons, winning two league titles, before moving to Cologne. During this period, he also enjoyed a loan spell at Guingamp.[3]
In June 2007, 1. FC Köln announced that Cabanas was to return to his previous club, Grasshoppers Zürich for an undisclosed fee.
Cabanas is a prolific scorer, which is even more impressive bearing in mind he played in central midfield.
International career
Cabanas is a member of the Switzerland national team and was called up to the squad which participated in the 2006 World Cup[4] and the Euro 2008. He has also played for the (non-official) Galicia national team against Iran[5] and against Uruguay.[6]
Personal life
His father, also called Ricardo Cabanas, played for Bellinzona, and for SC Kriens[7] in the 1980–81 season. His brother, Christian Cabanas Rey,[7] also briefly played in the professional league.[8] His cousin,[9] Raúl Cabanas, played with Ricardo at Grasshoppers.
He has two children with his wife Deby.[10]
References
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Cabanas, Ricardo |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Footballer |
| Date of birth |
17 January 1979 |
| Place of birth |
Zürich, Switzerland |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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