Bastien Geiger

{{short description|Swiss footballer (born 1985)}}

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| fullname = Bastien Geiger

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|2|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Switzerland

| height = {{height|meter=1.78}}

| position = Right back

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| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Sion

| youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 = Neuchâtel Xamax

| years1 = 2004–2007 |clubs1 = Neuchâtel Xamax |caps1 = 48 |goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2007–2008 |clubs2 = Sion |caps2 = 28 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2009–2012 |clubs3 = Neuchâtel Xamax |caps3 = 40 |goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2012–2014 |clubs4 = Biel-Bienne |caps4 = 33 |goals4 = 0

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Bastien Geiger (born 26 February 1985) is a Swiss former footballer who played as a defender.

Career

After leaving from his contract with FC Sion on 27 November 2008,{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportalplus.com/sportch/generated/article/tnt_fussball/2008/11/27/6405100000.html |title = Sion stellt Bastien Geiger frei – Fussball – Live Fussball und News b… |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120919185622/http://www.sportalplus.com/sportch/generated/article/tnt_fussball/2008/11/27/6405100000.html |archive-date=19 September 2012 |url-status=dead}} signed on 17 December 2008 a contract by Neuchâtel Xamax, he turned also back to his youth club.

In July 2012, Geiger joined Swiss Challenge League club Biel-Bienne on a one-year deal.

Personal life

He is the son of Alain Geiger, who was part of the first Switzerland team to qualify for a World Cup since 1966 when they achieved qualification for the 1994 World Cup under coach Roy Hodgson.

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