Patrick Müller

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Patrick Müller
Personal information
Full name	Patrick Müller
Date of birth	17 December 1976 (1976-12-17) (age 32)
Place of birth	Genève, Switzerland
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Monaco
Youth career
1984–1994 1994–1995	FC Meyrin Servette
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995–1998 1998–2000 2000–2004 2004 2005–2006 2006–2008 2008–	Servette Grasshoppers Lyon Mallorca FC Basel Lyon Monaco	104 00(4) 036 00(1) 131 00(2) 006 00(0) 013 00(1) 023 00(1) 008 00(0)
National team2
1998–	Switzerland	081 00(3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:19, 18 May 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 12:00, 22 August 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Patrick Müller (born 17 December 1976 in Geneva^[1]) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays for AS Monaco FC.

[edit] Club career

Müller began his career at FC Meyrin before moving on to Servette. He also played in Switzerland for Grasshoppers in Zürich. His talent was noted by the French club Olympique Lyonnais, who signed him^[2]. He has also played for Real Mallorca and FC Basel^[3]. On the 31st August, 2008 he signed a contract for two years with AS Monaco.

[edit] International career

Patrick Müller, wearing number 20, as part of a Swiss starting lineup in a game against China

. Müller plays for the Swiss national football team on a regular basis and was called into the squad for the 2006 World Cup. He is infamous for several incidents were he blocked balls with his hands during the 2006 World Cup^[4].

[edit] Personal life

Müller has a wife named Katia and has two children, daughter Norah (born 30 April 2004) and son Dan (born 5 March 2006). He holds dual nationality, Swiss and Austrian^[5].

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Patrick Müller at Fussballdaten (German)

Switzerland Squad v • d • e Switzerland squad – UEFA Euro 2004 1 Stiel • 2 Haas • 3 Berner • 4 Henchoz • 5 Murat Yakin • 6 Vogel • 7 Cabanas • 8 Wicky • 9 Frei • 10 Hakan Yakin • 11 Chapuisat • 12 Zuberbühler • 13 Zwyssig • 14 Magnin • 15 Gygax • 16 Celestini • 17 Spycher • 18 Huggel • 19 Barnetta • 20 Müller • 21 Rama • 22 Vonlanthen • 23 Roth • Coach: Kuhn v • d • e Switzerland squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Zuberbühler • 2 Djourou • 3 Magnin • 4 Senderos • 5 Margairaz • 6 Vogel • 7 Cabanas • 8 Wicky • 9 Frei • 10 Gygax • 11 Streller • 12 Benaglio • 13 Grichting • 14 D. Degen • 15 Džemaili • 16 Barnetta • 17 Spycher • 18 Lustrinelli • 19 Behrami • 20 Müller • 21 Coltorti • 22 Yakin • 23 P. Degen • Coach: Kuhn v • d • e Switzerland squad – UEFA Euro 2008 1 Benaglio • 2 Djourou • 3 Magnin • 4 Senderos • 5 Lichtsteiner • 6 Huggel • 7 Cabanas • 8 Inler • 9 Frei • 10 Yakin • 11 Streller • 12 Derdiyok • 13 Grichting • 14 Gygax • 15 Gelson • 16 Barnetta • 17 Spycher • 18 Zuberbühler • 19 Behrami • 20 Müller • 21 Jakupović • 22 Vonlanthen • 23 P. Degen • Coach: Kuhn

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