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Raphael Nuzzolo (born 5 July 1983) is a Swiss professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Neuchâtel Xamax.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raphael Nuzzolo | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Biel, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1999 | Biel-Bienne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Biel-Bienne | 39 | (11) |
| 2001–2011 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 217 | (41) |
| 2011–2016 | Young Boys | 148 | (25) |
| 2016– | Neuchâtel Xamax | 153 | (75) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:33, 25 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Biel, Nuzzolo began playing football for hometown club Biel-Bienne. After two seasons there he joined Neuchâtel Xamax in 2001. Originally hired as a forward, he only started to be successful years later when he was moved to the position of right midfielder.
In 2006, Miroslav Blazevic who was then trainer at Neuchâtel Xamax, declared that "Nuzzolo has a future in the Swiss national team".[1] On Sunday 19 February 2006 he scored his first goal at the highest Swiss level on a 2–2 tie in Zurich against Grasshoppers.
During the 2008–09 season, as Xamax's trainer by then Nestor Clausen had difficulties finding a performant right back, he moved Nuzzolo to this position, which he kept for most of the season.
In the 2009–10 season, Nuzzolo proved being a key player of the team as either a left or right midfielder and has been regarded by many as the club's best player for that season. For the 2010–11 season he was elected captain of the first team,[2] reinforcing his position as a both a key a local figure at the start of his 10th season for the club.
On 16 July 2011, he was transferred to Young Boys for an undisclosed fee.[3]
Personal life
Nuzzolo was born in Switzerland and is of Italian descent.[4]
References
- L’irrésistible ascension, L'Express, 18 February 2006 (in French)
- L'Express, 17 July 2010[permanent dead link] (in French)
- BSC Young Boys official site, 16 July 2011 Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- www.20min.ch, www.20minutes.ch, 20 Minutes, 20 Min. "Le génial coup de patte de Raphaël Nuzzolo".
External links
- Profile at worldfootball.net
- Raphaël Nuzzolo at Soccerway
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На других языках
- [en] Raphaël Nuzzolo
[es] Raphael Nuzzolo
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