Reto Ziegler
Ziegler with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Reto Pirmin Ziegler | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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FC Sion | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Gland | ||
| 1995–1997 | Servette | ||
| 1997–1998 | US Terre Sainte | ||
| 1998–2000 | Servette | ||
| 2000–2002 | Grasshopper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Grasshopper | 41 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | → Hamburger SV (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2007–2011 | Sampdoria | 127 | (4) |
| 2011–2015 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Fenerbahçe (loan) | 38 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Fenerbahçe (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2015– | FC Sion | 58 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2001 | Switzerland U15 | 4 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Switzerland U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Switzerland U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 0 | Switzerland U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | Switzerland U21 | 30 | (2) |
| 2005– | Switzerland | 35 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2016. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2016.
Reto Pirmin Ziegler (born 16 January 1986) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a left defender for FC Sion.
He has played top-flight football in six different countries, and earned 32 international caps for Switzerland, playing at both the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Ziegler was in the summer of 2004 signed by Tottenham Hotspur to a contract initially meant to begin on 1 January 2005, when his contract with Grasshoppers expired. But the two clubs, reportedly by initiative of then-Tottenham sporting director Frank Arnesen, were able to agree to an immediate transfer, and Reto joined Tottenham in late August of that year.
Despite being just 18 years old, he soon made his debut and became an important member of the team under both coach Jacques Santini, who left in October after just a few months in charge, and his successor, Martin Jol. He featured mostly at left midfield but also played a few games as left full-back, often switching position with Timothée Atouba, another versatile left-sided player with the team at the time.
He featured in 31 games in all competitions that season, including 23 in the Premier League. He showed great promise and improvement, and became popular with the fans for his attack-minded play on the left side and good passing ability. Some of his most memorable moments from that season came in the home loss to Arsenal, when near the end of the game he played a delicate chipped pass to Frédéric Kanouté, who scored to make it 4–5, and in the New Year's Day game against Everton, where he scored his first goal en route to a 5–2 Tottenham win. It had so far been the only goal of his professional career. At the end of the season, he was named the "JSM Young Player Of The Year", an award given to a young Tottenham player by its junior fan club.
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