Bruno Berner
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno George Berner | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Zurich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left Back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2002 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 66 | (1) |
| 2000 | → Real Oviedo (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2002–2005 | SC Freiburg | 76 | (3) |
| 2005–2007 | FC Basel | 32 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2012 | Leicester City | 84 | (8) |
| Total | 272 | (13) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2004 | Switzerland | 16 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:17, 2 May 2011 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 September 2010 |
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Bruno George Berner (born 21 November 1977) is a former Swiss footballer who retired from professional football on 1 March 2012. Berner last played for Leicester City. Throughout this career, Bruno played predominantly as a left back, but had also been deployed in other roles, such as central defence, left wing and also in central midfield towards the end of his career at Leicester.
He has spent most of his career playing for Grasshopper Zürich, SC Freiburg, FC Basel and Leicester City. For Basel he had 46 appearances, 32 in the Swiss Super League, two in the Swiss Cup and 12 in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup.
Berner moved to Blackburn Rovers for a nominal fee from FC Basel on 30 January 2007. He was given the squad number 25. On 10 February 2007 he played his first Premiership match for Blackburn, in a 1–0 defeat to Everton. He made his second start against Manchester City on 27 December 2007. He was released from his contract on 19 May 2008, along with fellow Switzerland defender Stéphane Henchoz. On 3 July 2008, Berner joined Norwich City on trial, joining up with the squad for pre-season training, however he failed to gain a contract.
On 12 September 2008, Berner joined Leicester City on a three-year contract and was issued the number 31 shirt. The club had beaten the likes of Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest for his signature. He made his debut in a Football League Trophy match against Lincoln City at the Walkers Stadium on 23 September, drawing 0–0 but winning 3–1 on penalties. He scored a league goal in a 4–2 win over Huddersfield Town on 24 January 2009, his first in four years. He made a total of 32 league appearances, scoring 3 goals to help Leicester secure their promotion as League One champions.
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