Philippe Sylvain Senderos is a Swiss retired professional footballer who played as a defender.
Kōji Nakata is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder. At international level, he represented Japan national team playing at both the 2002, and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Francileudo Silva dos Santos Lima, is a Tunisian retired professional footballer who played as a forward.
Behrang Safari is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Starting off his professional career with Malmö FF in 2004, he went on to represent FC Basel and RSC Anderlecht before retiring at Malmö in 2020. A full international between 2008 and 2013, he won 31 caps for the Sweden national team and was named in their UEFA Euro 2012 squad.
Ludovic Magnin is a Swiss football manager and a former player. He is the manager of Lausanne-Sport. He played as a left-back for the Switzerland national team, Yverdon Sport, FC Lugano, Werder Bremen, VfB Stuttgart, and FC Zürich.
Blerim Džemaili is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Yassine Chikhaoui is a former Tunisian professional footballer who last played as an attacking midfielder for Tunisian club Étoile du Sahel.
Steve von Bergen is a retired Swiss professional footballer who played as defender. He played for FC Zürich for two full seasons, winning the Swiss Super League in both campaigns and then moved to Hertha BSC, playing there for three years. He managed to establish himself as a regular on the Switzerland national football team, earning over 40 caps since his debut in 2006 and playing at two World Cups.
Marco Schönbächler is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder.
Fabian Frei is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and a centre-back for Swiss Super League club FC Winterthur and the Switzerland national team. Until June 2011, he played for the Swiss U-21 team. He made his international debut for Swiss senior team on 7 October 2011. He was selected to represent Switzerland at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is of no relation to former club and country teammate Alexander Frei.
Adilson Tavares Varela, commonly known as Cabral, is a former professional footballer.
Daniel Jeandupeux is a Swiss football manager and retired football forward.
Shkëlzen Taib Gashi is a retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder and forward. He is best known for his time with Grasshopper Club Zürich and FC Basel. With Grasshopper he won the 2012–13 Swiss Cup and he was Swiss champion in the 2014–15 season with Basel. Born in Switzerland, he represented the Albania national team.
Football is the most popular sport in Switzerland. The Swiss Football Association was formed in 1895 and was a founder member of the sport's international governing body FIFA in 1904. The Swiss cities of Zürich and Nyon are home to FIFA and the European governing body UEFA respectively. The country played host to the 1954 World Cup and 2008 European Championship.
David Ángel Abraham is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Fabio Daprelà is a Swiss footballer who plays as a defender for Zürich in Swiss Super League. He is a former Switzerland U21 international.
Philippe Cravero is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Pascal Schürpf is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or striker for Grasshopper Club Zürich in the Swiss Super League. He was also Swiss youth international footballer.
Mario Gavranović is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Pajtim Kasami is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Sampdoria.
