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.
Grasshopper Club Zürich, commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshoppers, is a professional multisports club based in Zürich, Switzerland. The oldest and best-known department of the club is its football team. With 27 titles, Grasshopper holds the records for winning the most national championships and the Swiss Cups, with 19 trophies in the latter. The club is the oldest football team in Zürich and maintains a substantial rivalry with FC Zürich.
Francileudo Silva dos Santos Lima is a 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.
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 Basel 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.
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.
Shkëlzen Taib Gashi is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and forward for Swiss club Aarau. Born in Switzerland, he has represented the Albania national team.
Association 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 professional footballer who plays for Huracán de Chabás as a central defender.
Philippe Cravero is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Admir Mehmedi is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a second striker or centre forward for Süper Lig club Antalyaspor. He represented the Switzerland national team.
Mario Gavranović is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Kayserispor and the Switzerland national team.
Pajtim Kasami is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Urs Fischer is a Swiss former football player and current manager of Bundesliga club Union Berlin.
