Reto Ziegler
{{Short description|Swiss footballer (born 1986)}}
{{For|Swiss curler|Reto Ziegler (curler)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Reto Ziegler
| image = Reto Ziegler 2012.jpg
| upright = 1.1
| caption = Ziegler with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2012
| full_name = Reto Pirmin Ziegler{{Cite book | editor-first = Barry J. | editor-last = Hugman | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006 | year = 2005 | publisher = Queen Anne Press | isbn = 1-85291-662-1 | page = 450 }}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|01|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Geneva, Switzerland
| height = 1.83 m
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Sion
| clubnumber = 3
| youthyears1 = 1993–1995 | youthclubs1 = Gland
| youthyears2 = 1995–1997 | youthclubs2 = Servette
| youthyears3 = 1997–1998 | youthclubs3 = US Terre Sainte
| youthyears4 = 1998–2000 | youthclubs4 = Servette
| youthyears5 = 2000–2002 | youthclubs5 = Grasshoppers
| years1 = 2002–2004 | clubs1 = Grasshoppers | caps1 = 41 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2004–2007 | clubs2 = Tottenham Hotspur | caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2005–2006 | clubs3 = → Hamburger SV (loan) | caps3 = 8 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2006 | clubs4 = → Wigan Athletic (loan) | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2007 | clubs5 = → Sampdoria (loan) | caps5 = 15 | goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2007–2011 | clubs6 = Sampdoria | caps6 = 127 | goals6 = 4
| years7 = 2011–2015 | clubs7 = Juventus | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2011–2012 | clubs8 = → Fenerbahçe (loan) | caps8 = 38 | goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2012–2013 | clubs9 = → Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) | caps9 = 6 | goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2013 | clubs10 = → Fenerbahçe (loan) | caps10 = 16 | goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2013–2014 | clubs11 = → Sassuolo (loan) | caps11 = 17 | goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2015–2017 | clubs12 = Sion | caps12 = 72 | goals12 = 12
| years13 = 2017 | clubs13 = Luzern | caps13 = 9 | goals13 = 2
| years14 = 2018–2020 | clubs14 = FC Dallas | caps14 = 80 | goals14 = 11
| years15 = 2021–2022 | clubs15 = Lugano | caps15 = 58 | goals15 = 7
| years16 = 2023– | clubs16 = Sion | caps16 = 58 | goals16 = 9
| nationalyears1 = 2000–2001
| nationalteam1 = Switzerland U15
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2001–2003
| nationalteam2 = Switzerland U17
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2003–2004
| nationalteam3 = Switzerland U18
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2004
| nationalteam4 = Switzerland U19
| nationalcaps4 = 4
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2004–2009
| nationalteam5 = Switzerland U21
| nationalcaps5 = 30
| nationalgoals5 = 2
| nationalyears6 = 2005–2014
| nationalteam6 = Switzerland
| nationalcaps6 = 35
| nationalgoals6 = 1
| club-update = 29 December 2024
| nationalteam-update =
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{{Medal|Comp|UEFA European Under-17 Championship}}
{{Medal|W|2002 Denmark|}}
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Reto Pirmin Ziegler ({{IPA|fr-CH|ʁə.to zi.ɡlɛʁ}}; born 16 January 1986) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Swiss Super League club Sion.
Ziegler has played top-flight football in seven different countries. He earned 35 international caps for Switzerland and played at both the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups.
Club career
=Early career=
In the summer of 2004, Ziegler signed a contract with Tottenham Hotspur, which was initially meant to begin on 1 January 2005, when his contract with Grasshoppers expired. However, the two clubs – reportedly through the initiative of then-Tottenham sporting director Frank Arnesen – agreed to an immediate transfer, and Ziegler joined Spurs in late August of that year.
=Tottenham Hotspur=
Despite being just 18 years old, Ziegler soon made his debut and became an important member of the team under both head coach Jacques Santini, who left in October after just a few months in charge, and his successor, Martin Jol. Ziegler featured mostly at left midfield but also played a few matches as left full-back, often switching position with Timothée Atouba, another versatile left-sided player with the team at the time.
Ziegler featured in 31 matches in all competitions that season, including 23 in the Premier League. He showed great promise and improvement, and became popular with the fans for his attack-minded play on the left side and good passing ability. One of his most memorable moments from that season came in the home loss to Arsenal. Near the end of the game, he played a delicate chipped pass to Frédéric Kanouté, who scored to make it 4–5. Another memorable moment was in the 1 January 2005 match against Everton, where he scored his first goal en route to a 5–2 Tottenham win.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4114675.stm|title=Tottenham 5–2 Everton|work=BBC Sport|date=1 January 2005|access-date=2 September 2009}} At the time, it was his only goal of his professional career. At the end of the season, he was named the JSM Young Player of The Year, an award given to a young Tottenham player by its junior fan club.{{cite news|url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/reto-is-jsm-young-player-of-year-150505/|title=Reto is JSM Young Player of Year|publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|date=15 May 2005|access-date=29 October 2014}}
In the summer of 2005, Ziegler was sent on loan to German Bundesliga club Hamburger SV, where he featured in 11 league matches and 3 UEFA Cup matches, but was criticised by manager Thomas Doll for a poor attitude and rarely played more than a few minutes per match. He was recalled from the loan by Tottenham in January 2006, only to be put back out on loan, this time at another Premier League club, Wigan Athletic. He played with Wigan until the end of the 2005–06 season, receiving five starts and five substitute appearances in the Premier League and one start in the FA Cup, performing well but not spectacularly. He also appeared as a substitute in the 2006 Football League Cup Final against Manchester United, a 4–0 defeat.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4727118.stm |title=Man Utd ease to Carling Cup glory |publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 February 2006 |access-date=28 August 2016}}
Ziegler returned to Tottenham for the 2006–07 season and featured in four matches, including starts in the League Cup against Milton Keynes Dons{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/6072616.stm |title=MK Dons 0-5 Tottenham |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 October 2006 |access-date=7 August 2012}} and in the UEFA Cup against Slavia Prague,{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/5384274.stm |title=Tottenham 1-0 S Prague (agg: 2-0) |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 September 2006 |access-date=7 August 2012}} as well as a substitute appearance against Manchester United in the Premier League.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/5308192.stm |title=Man Utd 1-0 Tottenham |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 September 2006 |access-date=7 August 2012}} On 31 January 2007, he joined Italian Serie A club Sampdoria on loan until the end of the season.
=Sampdoria=
File:Reto Ziegler Sampdoria.JPG after training]]
On 18 February 2007, Ziegler played his first Serie A match for Sampdoria against Parma.{{cite web|url=http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match3877.php|title=Tactical Formation|work=Football-Lineups.com|access-date=23 February 2007}} He scored his first goal in his tenth Serie A appearance for the club against Messina on 21 April 2007. In May, Spurs brought in young left back Gareth Bale, and Ziegler opted to sign for Sampdoria permanently on 3 July 2007.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/6265638.stm|title=Ziegler makes switch to Sampdoria|work=BBC Sport|date=3 July 2007|access-date=3 July 2007}} During his first season, he was in and out of the starting line-up, and most of his appearances were substitutions.
Ziegler finally managed to retain his place more regularly during the first half of the 2009–10 season. After a string of substitute appearances, he became first-choice left back. During the winter transfer window, he was linked with a move to Juventus. Having just secured his place in the starting 11, he refuted the transfer rumours saying that he wanted to continue his run in the starting line-up in hopes of being selected for the upcoming FIFA World Cup with Switzerland.{{cite news|url=http://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/international/serie-a/ziegler-gibt-juventus-einen-korb-137730|title=Lieber in Genua bleiben: Ziegler gibt Juventus einen Korb!|first=Max|last=Kern|work=blick.ch|date=12 January 2010|language=de|access-date=17 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927185936/http://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/international/serie-a/ziegler-gibt-juventus-einen-korb-137730|archive-date=27 September 2011|url-status=dead}}
Since his contract would expire on 30 June 2011, in January 2011, Ziegler was linked to Milan, as Sampdoria opted to gain some cash. However, he did not leave. Instead, Sampdoria sold its striker Giampaolo Pazzini and let Antonio Cassano leave as a free agent. The team subsequently performed poorly and were eventually relegated to Serie B.
=Juventus=
Ziegler joined Juventus on a free transfer on 26 May 2011, having signed a four-year contract.{{cite news|url=http://www.juventus.com/wps/portal/en/news/26maggio2011_ziegler_firma/|title=Ziegler signs for Juventus|date=26 May 2011|access-date=26 May 2011|work=Juventus FC}} He passed a medical on 25 May.
=Fenerbahçe=
On 2 September 2011, Fenerbahçe announced they were holding discussions with Juventus and Ziegler to loan him for the 2011–12 season. The next day, it was announced that all parties had reached an agreement for his loan. On 22 April 2012, Ziegler scored the first goal in the derby match against Galatasaray, which Fenerbahçe won 2–1.
=Lokomotiv Moscow=
After his spell with Fenerbahçe, Ziegler was loaned to Russian Premier League side Lokomotiv Moscow.{{cite news|url=http://www.fclm.ru/en/info/news/index.php?id_4=17891/|title=Reto Ziegler Joins Lokomotiv|date=26 September 2012|access-date=1 February 2013|work=FC Lokomotiv Moscow|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522050540/http://www.fclm.ru/en/info/news/index.php?id_4=17891%2F|archive-date=22 May 2014}}
=Fenerbahçe (second spell)=
Ziegler returned on loan to Fenerbahçe on 31 January 2013 until the end of the 2012–13 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.fenerbahce.org/fb2008/detay.asp?ContentID=33134/|title=Reto Ziegler İstanbul'da|date=1 February 2013|access-date=1 February 2013|work=Fenerbahçe}} {{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
=Sassuolo=
On 20 August 2013, Sassuolo confirmed it had acquired Ziegler on loan from Juventus for an undisclosed period and fee.{{cite news|url=http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/news_dett.php?id=939|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902064115/http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/news_dett.php?id=939|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 September 2013|title=Ufficiale: arriva Ziegler dalla Juventus|access-date=20 August 2013}}
=Sion=
On 2 February 2015, Ziegler transferred to Sion in his native Switzerland, signing a six-month contract until the end of the season. He would later sign a new contract with Sion and would play for the club until the end of the 2016–17 season.
=FC Dallas=
On 2 January 2018, MLS club FC Dallas announced the signing of Ziegler.{{cite news|last1=Carrick|first1=Buzz|title=FC Dallas announces Reto Ziegler signing|url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/soccer/soccer/2018/01/02/fc-dallas-announces-reto-ziegler-signing|access-date=3 January 2018|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=2 January 2018}}{{cite web|last1=Stejskal|first1=Sam|title=FC Dallas sign veteran Swiss defender Reto Ziegler|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/01/02/fc-dallas-sign-veteran-swiss-defender-reto-ziegler|website=MLSsoccer.com|access-date=3 January 2018|date=2 January 2018}} In the 2018 season, he was the club's primary starter at left center-back. He scored four goals and was sent off a team-high three times. Ziegler's contract with Dallas expired following their 2020 season.{{cite web| url = https://www.fcdallas.com/post/2020/12/07/fc-dallas-announces-roster-decisions-2021-season| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210115231745/https://www.fcdallas.com/post/2020/12/07/fc-dallas-announces-roster-decisions-2021-season| archive-date = 15 January 2021| title = FC Dallas Announces Roster Decisions for 2021 Season {{!}} FC Dallas}}
=Lugano=
=Return to Sion=
On 25 December 2022, Ziegler signed a 1.5-year contract with Sion.{{cite web|publisher=Sion|url=https://www.fcsion.ch/fr/news/reto-ziegler-est-de-retour-au-fc-sion--2926|title=Reto Ziegler est de retour au FC Sion !|date=25 December 2022|access-date=22 January 2023|language=fr}}
International career
Ziegler is a former youth international and was in the Switzerland U-17 squad that won the 2002 U-17 European Championships.{{cite news | title = Les "Rouge" admirent les "Rougets" | url = http://archives.lematin.ch/sports/football/les-rouge-admirent-les-rougets-2009-11-10 | first = Renaud | last = Tschoumy | work = Le Matin | date = 10 November 2009 | language = fr | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120707161559/http://archives.lematin.ch/sports/football/les-rouge-admirent-les-rougets-2009-11-10 | archive-date = 7 July 2012 | df = dmy-all }}
Ziegler made his full debut for Switzerland in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification match against France on 26 March 2005, helping his team secure a point through a 0–0 draw at the Stade de France. He gained two more caps before drifting out of the frame and was not named to Switzerland's squad for the 2006 World Cup.
For the Swiss U-21 team, he scored a late free-kick against the Netherlands in September 2008 to send Switzerland through to the play-off round of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
On 19 November 2008, Ziegler scored his only senior goal for Switzerland, a powerful left-footed strike against Finland which won the Swiss the match, 1–0. He was selected for the 2010 World Cup squad. He started at left back and played the full 90 minutes in all three matches in the group stage. Switzerland did not advance out of the group. Ziegler was selected again for Switzerland's 2014 World Cup squad. This time, however, he did not appear in any matches.
Personal life
Ziegler's brother Ronald also played as a professional footballer, including for Swiss side ES FC Malley.
He has been married to Swiss former alpine skier{{cite news | url=https://www.lenouvelliste.ch/valais/valais-central/sion-district/le-fc-sion-felicite-ziegler-pour-ses-fiancailles-avec-une-skieuse-valaisanne-596210 | title= Le FC Sion félicite Ziegler pour ses fiançailles avec une skieuse valaisanne | work = Le Nouvelliste | date = 31 October 2016 | language = fr }} Elodie Rudaz since June 2017.{{cite news | url=https://www.lematin.ch/story/reto-ziegler-et-elodie-se-sont-dit-oui-330794243659 | title=Reto Ziegler et Élodie se sont dit oui | work = Le Matin | date = 19 June 2017 | language = fr }} The couple have two daughters.{{cite news | url=https://www.chalcio.com/fc-lugano-reto-ziegler-si-presenta-cosi-non-sono-qui-per-soldi-ma-perche-mi-e-stata-data-la-chance-di-fare-cio-che-amo/ |title= FC Lugano, Reto Ziegler si presenta così: "Non sono qui per soldi, ma perché mi è stata data la chance di fare ciò che amo" |date= 26 February 2021 |work=chalcio.com | language = it }}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 11 December 2021}}{{Soccerway|2945}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
rowspan="3"|Grasshoppers
|10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | ||
2003–04
|31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 0 | ||
colspan="2"|Total
!41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
rowspan="3"|Tottenham
|23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|name=FLC|Appearances in the League Cup}} | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
2006–07
|Premier League |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in the UEFA Cup}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=FLC}} | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
colspan="2"|Total
!24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
Hamburger SV (loan)
|8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
Wigan (loan)
|Premier League |10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=FLC}} | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Sampdoria (loan)
|15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 1 | |||
rowspan="5"|Sampdoria
|Serie A |20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | ||
2008–09
|Serie A |22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | ||
2009–10
|Serie A |37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 2 | ||
2010–11
|Serie A |34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6{{efn|Two appearances in the Champions League, four in the Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 42 | 1 | ||
colspan="2"|Total
!113 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 3 | |
Juventus
|Serie A |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Fenerbahçe (loan)
|38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 42 | 1 | |||
Lokomotiv Moscow (loan)
|6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||
Fenerbahçe (loan)
|Süper Lig |7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | ||
Sassuolo (loan)
|Serie A |17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 0 | |||
rowspan="4"|Sion
|Swiss Super League |17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 1 | |||
2015–16
|Swiss Super League |30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 3 | ||
2016–17
|Swiss Super League |25 | 8 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 9 | |||
colspan="2"|Total
!72 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 13 | |
FC Luzern
|Swiss Super League |9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 2 | |||
rowspan="4"|FC Dallas
|2018 |MLS |30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 4 | ||
2019
|MLS |33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 6 | |||
2020
|MLS |17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 2 | |||
colspan="2"|Total
!80 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 12 | |
rowspan="3"|Lugano
|Swiss Super League |15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 1 | |||
2021–22
|Swiss Super League |16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 4 | |||
colspan="2"|Total
!31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |
colspan="3"|Career total
!471 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 544 | 38 |
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=International=
:Score and result list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Ziegler goal.
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|+ International goal scored by Reto Ziegler | ||||||
scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
align="center"|1 | 19 November 2008 | AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland | {{fb|Finland}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Grasshoppers
Fenerbahçe
Sion
- Swiss Cup: 2014–15
Lugano
- Swiss Cup: 2021–22{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsi.ch/sport/calcio/Tripudio-bianconero-la-Coppa-%C3%A8-del-Lugano-15328390.html|title=Tripudio bianconero, la Coppa è del Lugano!|first=RSI Radiotelevisione|last=svizzera|website=rsi|date=15 May 2022 }}
Switzerland U17
Individual
References
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External links
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- {{Worldfootball.net|reto-ziegler}}
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