Christian Schwegler

Christian Schwegler
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-06-06) 6 June 1984
Place of birth Ettiswil, Switzerland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Luzern 95 (0)
2005 Arminia Bielefeld II 7 (0)
2006–2009 BSC Young Boys 106 (1)
2009–2017 Red Bull Salzburg 166 (4)
2017–2021 Luzern 66 (0)
International career
2003–2006 Switzerland U-21 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christian Schwegler (born 6 June 1984) is a former footballer from Switzerland who played as defender.[1]

Career

Christian joined Red Bull Salzburg during the summer of 2009 from Young Boys Bern for a fee of €0.6m. During the Red Bulls' 6–1 win over SV Mattersburg on 27 March 2010, Schwegler scored his first goal since joining the club.

In the 2017-18 season, Schwegler returned to FC Luzern.[2] At the beginning of 2020, he became captain for FC Luzern.[3] His contract was extended by one year until the end of June 2021.[4]

Playing style

Schwegler is known for his long throw-ins.

Personal life

He is the brother of Pirmin Schwegler.

Honors

FC Red Bull Salzburg

FC Luzern

References

  1. ^ Christian Schwegler at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Christian Schwegler kehrt zum FCL zurück". Bote der Urschweiz (in German). 27 March 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  3. ^ zentralplus, Redaktion (10 January 2020). "Der neue Captain des FC Luzern heisst Christian Schwegler". zentralplus (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  4. ^ "FC Luzern: Verträge von Zibung und Schwegler bis 2021 verlängert". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). 9 June 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
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