Stephan Keller
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Stephan Keller | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Willem II | ||
| Youth career | |||
| until 1999 | Grasshopper Club Zürich[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2001 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 63 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Kriens | 10 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Zürich | 61 | (3) |
| 2004 | → Aarau (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Rot-Weiss Erfurt | 19 | (2) |
| 2005–2007 | RKC Waalwijk | 47 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | De Graafschap | 39 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Sydney FC | 53 | (1) |
| 2011- | Willem II | 16 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002 | Switzerland U-21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Switzerland | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 February 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Stephan Keller (born 31 May 1979) is a Swiss footballer who plays for Willem II.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Europe
Keller is a defender, born in Zürich, who played 13 years youth career for Grasshopper Club Zürich. He made his debut in professional football, being part of the Neuchâtel Xamax squad in the 1999–2000 season.
Keller spent the majority of his career playing for various clubs in the Swiss Super League before moving to Germany to play for then, 2. Fußball-Bundesliga team, Rot-Weiss Erfurt. After spending half a season there he moved to Holland where he spent 4 years playing in the Dutch Eredivisie playing for RKC Waalwijk and De Graafschap respectively.
[edit] Sydney FC
After 4 years in Holland, Keller moved to Australia to play for Sydney FC in the A-League. On 26 July he made his debut for Sydney FC in a friendly match against Newcastle Jets.[2] He re-signed with Sydney FC for the A-League 2010-11 season.[3] He scored his first goal for Sydney FC in the Round 5, 3-1 loss to Adelaide United at the Sydney Football Stadium.[4] Following a poor second season and Champions League campaign from Sydney FC, Keller was released along with several other players.[5]
[edit] Netherlands
Keller returned to Europe and sparked interest from former Eredivise club RKC Waalwijk.[6][7] However, in a shock move Willem II signed Keller on a 2-year contract, snatching him from under the nose of his former employee.[8]
[edit] Honours
With Sydney FC:
[edit] References
- ^ Birrer, Peter M. (201). "Abenteurer und Geniesser in Australien". Tages-Anzeiger. http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/sport/fussball/Abenteurer-und-Geniesser-in-Australien-/story/22378946. Retrieved 2011-03-01. (German)
- ^ Early signs are good for Sydney as Jets struggle to find answer to their problems
- ^ Hassett, Sebastian (November 26, 2009). "Keen Keller commits to more time in Sydney". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/sport/football/keen-keller-commits-to-more-time-in-sydney-20091125-jrvc.html. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ "Sergio Inflicts More Sydney Misery". FourFourTwo Australia. 4 September 2010. http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/182327,sergio-inflicts-more-sydney-misery.aspx. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ^ "Sydney FC player clean out". SBS - The World Game. 14 May, 2011. http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/news/1056395/Sydney-FC-player-clean-out. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ "RKC Waalwijk wil transfervrije Keller terughalen". voetbal international. 2 July, 2011. http://www.vi.nl/Nieuws-item/202899/RKC-Waalwijk-wil-transfervrije-Keller-terughalen.htm. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ Door, Yorick Hokke (2 July, 2011). "Keller staat voor terugkeer naar RKC" (in Dutch). Goal.com. http://www.goal.com/nl/news/213/eredivisie/2011/07/02/2557321/keller-staat-voor-terugkeer-naar-rkc. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ Robin, Robin (7 July, 2011). "Willem II vindt in persoon Keller ervaren speler voor verdediging". soccernews.nl. http://www.soccernews.nl/news/125619/Willem_II_vindt_in_persoon_Keller_ervaren_speler_voor_verdediging. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- Swiss footballers
- Switzerland international footballers
- Neuchâtel Xamax players
- FC Zürich players
- FC Aarau players
- SC Kriens players
- FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt players
- RKC Waalwijk players
- De Graafschap players
- Swiss Super League players
- Eredivisie players
- Swiss expatriate footballers
- Swiss expatriates in Germany
- People from Zurich
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Swiss expatriates in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Sydney FC players
- A-League players
