Patrick Müller (born 17 December 1976) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a defender.
![]() Müller playing for Switzerland in 2006 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Patrick Müller[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1976-12-17) 17 December 1976 (age 45) | ||
Place of birth | Genève, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1984–1994 | FC Meyrin | ||
1994–1995 | Servette | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1998 | Servette | 104 | (4) |
1998–2000 | Grasshoppers | 36 | (1) |
2000–2004 | Lyon | 131 | (2) |
2004 | Mallorca | 6 | (0) |
2005–2006 | FC Basel | 28 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Lyon | 23 | (1) |
2008–2010 | Monaco | 7 | (0) |
Total | 335 | (8) | |
National team | |||
1998–2008 | Switzerland | 89 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Geneva, to German father and Swiss mother from Lausanne Müller began his career at FC Meyrin before moving on to Servette. He also played in Switzerland for Grasshoppers in Zürich. His talent was noted by the French club Olympique Lyonnais, who signed him.[2] He has also played for Real Mallorca and FC Basel.[3] On 31 August 2008 he signed a contract for two years with AS Monaco.
Müller played for the Swiss national football team on a regular basis and was called into the squad for the 2006 World Cup. He is infamous for several incidents where he blocked balls with his hands during the 2006 World Cup.[4]
He represented the national team at 2008 UEFA Euro, where the team showed good performance in the tournament, achieving the best result at the time.[5][6]
Müller has a wife named Katia and has two children, daughter Norah (born 30 April 2004) and son Dan (born 5 March 2006). He holds dual nationality, Swiss and Austrian.[7]
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