Marco Walker

Marco Walker

Personal information
Date of birth	2 May 1970 (1970-05-02) (age 41)
Place of birth	Solothurn, Switzerland
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	FC Basel (fitness coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1988–1990	FC Grenchen	49	(2)
1990–1992	FC Lugano	42	(1)
1992–1996	FC Basel	89	(7)
1996–1998	1860 München	53	(3)
1998–2000	TeBe Berlin	55	(5)
2000–2002	FC St. Gallen	16	(2)
2002–2004	FC Aarau	23	(2)
2004–2005	FSV Mainz	17	(0)
2005–2006	BSC Old Boys
Total		344	(22)
National team
1995–1997	Switzerland	10	(0)
Teams managed
2007–2009	Concordia (assistant)
2009	FC Basel (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Marco Walker (born 2 May 1970 in Solothurn) is a Swiss former footballer who played as a defender during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He is currently a fitness coach at FC Basel.

Walker began playing professionally in 1988 with FC Grenchen before moving to FC Lugano in 1990. In 1992, he signed for FC Basel and his form there earned him a call-up to the Swiss national team and a move to the German Bundesliga with TSV 1860 München in 1996. He moved on to Tennis Borussia Berlin in 1998, then returned to Switzerland with FC St. Gallen in 2000. 2002 saw Walker sign for FC Aarau but he was by no means a first-team regular, playing just six games in his first season and ten in his second. He went back to Germany in January 2004 with 1. FSV Mainz 05 but he struggled there, also. He played 17 games for Mainz, and ten for the Reserves. He played for amateur Swiss side, BSC Old Boys Basel, from 2005 until 2006 when he retired.

In 2007, he became assistant manager at FC Concordia Basel, but on 16 January 2009, he was appointed as Christian Gross' assistant at FC Basel.^[1] Gross was sacked soon after, however, and Thorsten Fink replaced him. Walker then became fitness coach.^[2]

External links

• Career Stats

References

1. ^ Marco Walker appointed as Basel's new assistant (German)
2. ^ Fink announces new training team (German)

Persondata
Name	Walker, Marco
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	2 May 1970
Place of birth	Solothurn, Switzerland
Date of death
Place of death