Philipp Degen
Degen at Borussia Dortmund in April 2007
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philipp Degen | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Liestal, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back, right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1995 | FC Oberdorf | ||
| 1995–2001 | FC Basel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | FC Basel | 82 | (4) |
| 2005–2008 | Borussia Dortmund | 68 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Liverpool | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2016 | FC Basel | 76 | (7) |
| Total | 238 | (12) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001 | Switzerland U-17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2001 | Switzerland U-19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Switzerland U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Switzerland U-21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | Switzerland | 32 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of season 2015/16. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2019, 24:00 (UTC) |
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Philipp Degen (born 15 February 1983) is a retired Swiss professional footballer. Degen is usually a right back but can also play at left back or on the right wing. Degen reached the last 16 in the 2006 World Cup with the Switzerland and was selected again for Euro 2008 but did not play any games.
He began his professional career at the local Swiss club FC Basel, playing four seasons in the first team before moving to Borussia Dortmund. He spent three years at the German club, his last season being marred by injury. Degen signed for Liverpool on a free transfer on 3 July 2008, his stay at Liverpool was also blemished by many injuries. His Liverpool contract was terminated by mutual consent on 31 August 2011 and he returned to Basel. Degen ended his professional career at the end of season 2015/16 with a total of eight Swiss championship titles.
Degen made the transition to professional football in 1995, signing for the Swiss team FC Basel. He spent five seasons in the youth team before making his first team debut in 2001. In the first four seasons of his senior career Degen made 82 Basel first team appearances in the Swiss Football League scoring four goals. Over this four-year period he claimed three league titles and one domestic cup with Basel, managed by Christian Gross.
Degen was then signed by Borussia Dortmund of the German Bundesliga and in three seasons at the club he made 68 first team appearances, scoring one goal. Degen's last season at Dortmund the 2007–08 season was marred by injury as he only made 16 first team appearances.
On 3 July 2008, Degen signed a four-year contract with Liverpool after a bosman free transfer. Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez described him as "an offensive player with great energy and a winning mentality. His strength is going forward and I am confident he will be prove to be a quality addition to our squad." On his move to Liverpool, Degen said
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