Tranquillo Barnetta

Football player infobox
playername = Tranquillo Barnetta


fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|5|22
cityofbirth = St. Gallen
countryofbirth = Switzerland
height = height|m=1.76
currentclub = Bayer Leverkusen
clubnumber = 7
position = Midfielder
youthyears =1991–1996
1996–2002
youthclubs =FC Rotmonten St. Gallen
St. Gallen
years = 2002–2004
2004–2005
2005–
clubs = St. Gallen
→ Hannover 96 (loan)
Bayer Leverkusen
caps(goals) = 60 (12)
07 0(2)
99 (15)
nationalyears = 2004–
nationalteam = Switzerland
nationalcaps(goals) = 37 0(6)
pcupdate = September 29 2008
ntupdate = September 19 2008

Tranquillo Barnetta (born May 22, 1985 in St. Gallen) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen. Barnetta grew up near by St. Gallen, Switzerland and has been playing for the Swiss national team since 2004. He was on the Swiss under-17 side that won the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.

Barnetta started his career with FC St. Gallen in Switzerland, but he was soon snapped up by the German side Leverkusen. He has also enjoyed a loan spell at Hannover 96.

He is a member of the Switzerland national team and was called up to the squad to participate in the 2006 World Cup. He scored the second goal in Switzerland's group stage win over Togo, but he missed a penalty kick in the shootout with Ukraine as Switzerland went out. On July 4, Barnetta was named as one of the shortlisted players for the tournament's Best Young Player award.

External links

* [http://www.barnettafan.ch barnettafan.ch] - Tranquillo Barnetta's Official Fanshop de icon
* [http://www.leverkusen.com/whoiswho/whoiswho.php4?view=Barnetta Leverkusen who's who]
* [http://www.j1897.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=82658 Barnetta profile, on J1897.com]
* [http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/barnettatranquillo/ Career statistics at fussballdaten.de] de icon