Johann Vogel

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Johann Vogel

Full name	Johann Vogel
Date of birth	March 8, 1977 (1977-03-08) (age 31)
Place of birth	Geneva, Switzerland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Blackburn Rovers
Number	8
Youth clubs
	FC Meyrin
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992–1999 1999–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2008–	Grasshoppers PSV Eindhoven A.C. Milan Real Betis Blackburn Rovers	133 (13) 169 0(7) 014 0(0) 017 0(0) 006 0(0)
National team²
1995–2006	Switzerland U21 Switzerland	007 0(0) 094 0(2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:22, 15 May 2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 26 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Johann Vogel (born March 8, 1977 in Geneva) is a Swiss footballer. He plays for Blackburn Rovers after agreeing to a release from Real Betis in January 2008.

1 Career
2 Career honours/achievements
3 External links
4 Footnotes

[edit] Career

[edit] Switzerland

Vogel joined Swiss amateur club FC Meyrin in his youth but made the cut into professional football by joining Grasshopper. In his time at Grasshoppers, he usually played central defence or rightback although on occasion, he could be called to feature in a central defensive midfield role.

In his role as a defensive midfield player, in which he uses his ability to pass accurately and to effectively retain possession of the ball, Vogel can be counted on to add depth to either defence or attack.

[edit] PSV

Dutch club PSV sought his services in 1999 and he became a prominent member of the team until he decided to leave to join Italian giants A.C. Milan at the end of the 2004-05 season. In his final season with PSV, he was noted for forming a formidable midfield partnership with Mark van Bommel and Philip Cocu where the club managed to reach the semi-finals of the European UEFA Champions League tournament.

[edit] Milan and Betis

In August 31, 2006, he officially joined Real Betis club in an exchange deal for Betis striker Ricardo Oliveira. Vogel made his Betis debut against Athletic Bilbao on 10 September 2006 at the Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Stadium, which Betis won 3-0.

Vogel played his last La Liga game for Betis on 19 May 2007 against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.

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Everton confirmed they were in talks to sign the player after being told he could leave his then club Real Betis in July 2007.^[1] However the deal hit problems due to Real Betis wanting payment for him.^[2]

[edit] Blackburn Rovers

On the 27 December, 2007 he agreed to leave Betis after suing them. On the 18 March 2008, he agreed a two and a half year contract (with Blackburn having an option for a further year) with Mark Hughes' Blackburn Rovers.^[3]^[4] Vogel joins fellow Swiss footballers Stephane Henchoz and Bruno Berner at Ewood Park. After receiving International clearence to play for Blackburn Rovers on the 25th of March, he was given the number 8 shirt^[5] by Mark Hughes, the shirt vacated by Robbie Savage after his move to Derby County.

Vogel made his debut for Rovers on the 5th of April by starting their Premiership game against Tottenham Hotspur.

[edit] International career

He was handed his debut for Switzerland on 8 March 1995 in a 1-1 draw against Greece.

Vogel played in the UEFA Euro 1996, UEFA Euro 2004, 2006 FIFA World Cup and has made 94 appearances in total for his country.

Until 8 March 2007 he was captain of Switzerland.

[edit] Career honours/achievements

Club
Grasshopper-Club Zürich

Swiss Super League (Swiss League): 1994-95, 1995-96, 1997-98
Schweizer Cup (Swiss Cup): 1994

PSV Eindhoven

Eredivisie (Dutch League): 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2004-05
KNVB beker (Dutch Cup): 2004-05
Johan Cruijff-schaal (Dutch Super Cup): 2000, 2001, 2003

Personal

Gouden Schoen (Dutch Football Writers Player of the Year): 2001

[edit] External links

Johann Vogel FIFA competition record
(German) (French) Official Website Of Johann Vogel
(Spanish) Official La Liga career stats.
Johann Vogel career stats at Soccerbase

[edit] Footnotes

v • d • e Switzerland squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup

1 Zuberbühler • 2 Djourou • 3 Magnin • 4 Senderos • 5 Margairaz • 6 Vogel • 7 Cabanas • 8 Wicky • 9 Frei • 10 Gygax • 11 Streller • 12 Benaglio • 13 Grichting • 14 D. Degen • 15 Džemaili • 16 Barnetta • 17 Spycher • 18 Lustrinelli • 19 Behrami • 20 Müller • 21 Coltorti • 22 Yakın • 23 P. Degen • Coach: Kuhn