Daniel Imhof

Daniel Imhof

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Wendel Imhof
Date of birth	November 22, 1977 (1977-11-22) (age 33)
Place of birth	Wil, Switzerland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	St. Gallen
Number	19
Youth career
1992–1996	Bulkley Valley Blast
1996–1998	University of Victoria
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–1999	FC Wil	33	(3)
1999–2005	St. Gallen	152	(9)
2005–2009	VfL Bochum	94	(5)
2010–	St. Gallen	44	(1)
National team‡
2000–	Canada	36	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 14, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 May 2010

Daniel Wendel Imhof (born November 22, 1977 in Wil, Switzerland) is a Canadian footballer who currently plays for St. Gallen.^[1]

Club career

Early life

He was born in Switzerland but his parents immigrated to Canada when he was four. Imhof grew up in Smithers, British Columbia and started a study to become a sport teacher at the University of Victoria. In this period he was key player of the university's soccer team. His two brothers play in the lower leagues in Switzerland, Dominic Imhof plays for FC Tuggen,and Christoph Imhof played for FC Gossau. He also has a younger sister, Angela Imhof.

Switzerland

During the spring of 1998 Imhof went to Europe in order to secure a place in a European football club. Relatives had arranged for him to take part in a training session at their local Swiss Second Division club FC Wil, after which Marcel Koller, the head coach, offered him his first professional contract. Two years later Imhof followed Koller to his next club, FC St.Gallen with whom he would win the Swiss Super League.

VfL Bochum

During the summer of 2005 Imhof followed coach Koller to a new club for the second time by joining German Second Bundesliga club VfL Bochum. In 2006, after Imhof's fist season with Bochum, the club was promoted to the First Bundesliga. When Imhof's contract expired in 2007, Bochum was at first reluctant to offer him a new contract as Imhof had not seen consistent playing time during the previous season due to injury. However, as Bochum were unable to find an adequate replacement for Imhof, he was offered a new one year contract. Ironically, Imhof appeared in the majority of matches for Bochum during the 2007–2008 season, and following the season it was rumoured that clubs such as FC Middlesbrough of the English Premier League, and Celtic F.C. of the Scottish Premier League were interested in him.

Return to St. Gallen

On 14 January 2010, he announced his return to FC St. Gallen, leaving VfL Bochum and the Bundesliga after four and half years.^[2]

International career

He made his debut for Canada in an October 2000 World Cup qualification match against Panama. As of November 2009, he has earned a total of 36 caps, scoring no goals.^[3] He has represented Canada in 13 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.^[4] He has also played at the 2001 Confederations Cup.

Honours

Club

FC St. Gallen

• Swiss Super League: 1999–2000

References

1. ^ Imhof zu FC St. Gallen
2. ^ Imhof verlässt den VfL Bochum
3. ^ Canada – Record International Players – RSSSF
4. ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA

External links

• Home Page – Daniel Imhof Online Soccer Coaching Academy
• Player profile – Canada Soccer
• Career stats – National Football Teams
• Player profile – Vfl Bochum

Persondata
Name	Imhof, Daniel
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Date of birth	1977-11-22
Place of birth	Wil, Switzerland
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