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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rainer Bieli | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Kestenholz, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–97 | Grasshopper-Club Zurich | 2 | (0) |
| 1997–98 | FC Baden | 20 | (12) |
| 1998–00 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 36 | (22) |
| 2000–01 | Grasshopper-Club Zurich | 18 | (2) |
| 2001–02 | FC St Gallen | 32 | (1) |
| 2002–07 | FC Aarau | 128 | (38) |
| 2007 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 13 | (4) |
| 2007–2009 | FC Concordia Basel | 33 | (17) |
| 2009–2011 | FC Winterthur | 57 | (22) |
| 2011–2014 | FC Baden | 54 | (23) |
| International career‡ | |||
| ?–2002 | Switzerland U-21 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 July 2006 | |||
Rainer Bieli (born 22 February 1979) is a former footballer from Switzerland who last played as forward for FC Baden in the Swiss First League.
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