Bastien Geiger

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Bastien Geiger
Personal information
Full name Bastien Geiger
Date of birth (1985-02-26) 26 February 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Switzerland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
Sion
Neuchâtel Xamax
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2007 Neuchâtel Xamax 48 (1)
2007–2008 Sion 28 (0)
2009–2012 Neuchâtel Xamax 40 (2)
2012–2014 Biel-Bienne 33 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bastien Geiger (born 26 February 1985) is a Swiss former footballer.

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Career

After leaving from his contract with FC Sion on 27 November 2008, [1] signed on 17 December 2008 a contract by Neuchâtel Xamax, he turned also back to his youth club.

In July 2012, Geiger joined Swiss Challenge League club Biel-Bienne on a one-year deal.

Personal life

He is the son of Alain Geiger, who was part of the first Switzerland team to qualify for a World Cup since 1966 when they achieved qualification for the 1994 World Cup under coach Roy Hodgson.

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References

  1. "Sion stellt Bastien Geiger frei – Fussball – Live Fussball und News b…". Archived from the original on 19 September 2012.