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- ↑ "I have liked more use of some." (automatic translation) Limmattaler Zeitung
- ↑ Statistics Archived 2012-07-10 at archive.today in Fussballdaten
- ↑ HJK pip Swiss hopefuls. UEFA
- ↑ List of awardees in the Swiss Football Association's website
- ↑ Statistics in FIFA's website
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