Stéphane Grichting

Stéphane Grichting
	Stéphane Grichting
Personal information
Full name	Stéphane Grichting
Date of birth	March 30, 1979 (age 30)
Place of birth	Sierre, Switzerland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 11⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Auxerre
Number	4
Youth career
1986–1993; 1993–1996	Chalais; FC Sion
Senior career1
National team2
	1 Senior club appearances and goals; counted for the domestic league only and; correct as of 24 April 2009.; 2 National team caps and goals correct; as of 11:51, 16 September 2008 (UTC).; * Appearances (Goals)

Stéphane Grichting (born 30 March 1979 in Sierre) is a Swiss football defender who plays for Auxerre.

He currently has 12 caps for the Swiss national team, and was called up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was in the squad for the 2004 European Football Championship, but pulled out due to injury.

After Switzerland beat Turkey in the deciding qualifier to 2006 FIFA World Cup, he was injured in the riots that occurred after the match.

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Personal information
Stéphane Grichting

Full name	Stéphane Grichting
Date of birth	March 30, 1979 (1979-03-30) (age 30)
Place of birth	Sierre, Switzerland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Auxerre
Number	4
Youth career
1986–1993 1993–1996	Chalais FC Sion
Senior career¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996–2002 2002–	FC Sion Auxerre	124 (5) 164 (1)
National team²
2004–	Switzerland	031 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2009. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 11:51, 16 September 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)