Patrick Sylvestre (born 1 September 1968, in Bure, Switzerland) is a retired Swiss football midfielder.
He made his debut for the Swiss national team in 1989 against Spain, and was capped 11 times. He was in the Swiss squad at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, but only played 7 minutes during the game against Romania. [1] This was his last international match. He was also in the roster for Euro 1996, but never played a game.
Football Club de Sion, commonly known as simply FC Sion or Sion, is a Swiss football team from the city of Sion. The club was founded in 1909, and play their home matches at the Stade Tourbillon. They have won the Swiss Super League twice, and the Swiss Cup in 13 of their 14 appearances in the final, the most recent being in 2015. The first team of the club was also known as their incorporated name Olympique des Alpes SA.
Aurelio Vidmar is an Australian association football manager and former player, who was most recently the manager of Thai League 1 club Bangkok United.
Marc Hottiger is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Yvan Quentin is a retired Swiss football defender.
Alain Geiger is a Swiss international football manager and a former defender. He is the current manager for Servette FC.
Dominique Herr is a Swiss former football defensive midfielder who played throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
Sébastien Fournier is a Swiss football manager, most recently for FC Sion, and former football player.
Marek Suchý is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Mladá Boleslav and former captain of the Czech Republic national team.
Didier Tholot is a French former professional footballer who turned to management in 2002, and is currently manager of Pau FC. Whilst at Bordeaux he played in the 1996 UEFA Cup Final.
Marco Walker is a Swiss football manager and a former international who played as a defender during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
Frédéric Chassot is a Swiss former footballer who played as a striker during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
Alexandre Rey is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a striker during the 1990s and 2000s. He is best known for his spells at Servette FC and Neuchâtel Xamax.
Giovanni-Guy Yann Sio is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club FC Sion. Born in France, he represented the Ivory Coast at international level.
Raphaël Wicky is a Swiss football coach and a former player. He is currently the manager of Swiss Super League club BSC Young Boys. He was a defensive midfielder who could also play in defence and was known for his combative style.
Ahmed Ouattara is an Ivorian former footballer who played as a striker. He competed professionally, other than in his country, in Switzerland, Portugal, Spain and the United Arab Emirates.
Patrick de Napoli is a footballer from Switzerland who is also of Italian descent. He primarily plays as a forward but can also play as an attacking midfielder and has played for a variety of clubs in Switzerland and Germany as well as the Switzerland national football team. De Napoli last played for SC Menzingen of the Swiss 3. Liga in April 2012, having also played in the top division for clubs such as Grasshopper Club Zürich, Karlsruher SC and BSC Young Boys and been player–manager of FC Baar. De Napoli has made over four hundred league appearances and scored over one hundred league goals, with almost half of these tallies coming from two spells at FC Aarau.
Ebenezer Kofi Assifuah-Inkoom is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Kedah Darul Aman.
Jonas Omlin is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Switzerland national team.
The 1996–97 Fussball Club Basel 1893 season was their 104th season since the club's foundation. Peter Epting retired from the chairmanship and René C. Jäggi became the club's new chairman following the AGM which was held in November. FC Basel played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Following their promotion in the 1993–94 season this was their third consecutive season in the highest tier of Swiss football.
Milton Luiz de Souza Filho, shortened to Milton, is a Brazilian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He spent the majority of his club career, eight years, in Switzerland playing for four different clubs.