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Goalkeepers
1-Pascal Zuberbuehler (FC Basel) Date of birth: 8.1.71. Matches for the national team: 37. Goals scored: 0
Established himself in the main goalkeeper position after the 2004 European Championship, succeeding Joerg Stiel who ended his national team career. Impressed during the match in Paris against the local team, which ended in a draw. However, he faced criticism from the press after a match against the Cyprus team, where Switzerland won 3-1, but Pascal Zuberbuehler made a very foolish mistake which led to a goal. Helped "Basel" team reach the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup, but received criticism after conceding four goals in the second match against "Middlesbrough" team.
21-Fabio Coltorti (Grasshoppers Zurich) Date of birth: 3.12.80. Matches for the national team: 1. Goals scored: 0
Considered as one of the main candidates to take over Pascal Zuberbuehler's position in the future, although so far the head coach Kobi Kuhn has not allowed him to shine. F. Coltorti played in the main team of "FC Thun", which finished second last season and was then bought by the "Grasshoppers" club. He made his debut in matches against Scotland's team in March this year.
12-Diego Benaglio (CD Nacional, Portugal) Date of birth: 8.9.83. Matches for the national team: 0. Goals scored: 0
Invited to the third goalkeeper position. Former Swiss U-21 national team goalkeeper shone when he moved from a Stuttgart amateur team to the "Nacional" team, which made it to the top division of Portugal.
Defenders
3-Ludovic Magnin (VfB Stuttgart, Germany) Date of birth: 20.4.79. Matches for the national team: 27. Goals scored: 2
One of the best Swiss national team footballers during the qualifying matches. L. Magnin plays on the left side in the position of an attacking defender. He played in the U-21 national team, which reached the semifinals in the 2002 European Championship. L. Magnin also poses a threat during set pieces, which are traditionally a weak point for the Swiss national team. He scored a goal in a free kick match against the French national team in October, replacing Philippe Senderos in the starting lineup during the knockout matches against the Turkish team.
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