- Bruno Berner
Football player infobox
playername = Bruno Berner
fullname = Bruno Georg Berner
nickname =
height = height|ft=6|in=1
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|11|21
cityofbirth =Zurich
countryofbirth =Switzerland
currentclub = Leicester City
clubnumber = 31
position = Defender, Left Winger
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1997-2002
2000
2002-2005
2005-2007
2007-2008
2008–
clubs =Grasshoppers Zurich
→Real Oviedo "(loan)"Freiburg FC Basel
Blackburn Rovers
Leicester City
caps(goals) = 66 (1)
01 (1)
76 (3)
32 (0)
02 (0)
00 (0)
nationalyears = 2001-2004
nationalteam = Switzerland
nationalcaps(goals) = 16 (0)
pcupdate = 07:16, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate = 07:16, 29 December 2007 (UTC)Bruno Georg Berner (born
November 21 ,1977 ) is a Swiss footballer, who is currently playing for Leicester City, after being released byBlackburn Rovers . Berner plays predominantly as a Left Back, but can also be deployed in other roles, such as Central defence, and Left Midfield.Career
He has spent most of his career playing for Grasshopper Zürich,
SC Freiburg , andFC Basel cite web
title = Bruno Berner Profile
url = http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/fo/profiles/6696.html
publisher = Yahoo! Sport UK
date =2007-01-30
accessdate = 2007-01-30]Berner moved to Blackburn Rovers for a nominal fee from
FC Basel onJanuary 30 ,2007 . He was given the squad number 25. OnFebruary 10 ,2007 he played his first Premiership match for Blackburn, in a 1-0 defeat to Everton. He made his second start against Manchester City on December 27, 2007. [ cite web|title=Tactical Formation|work=Football-Lineups.com
url=http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match3763.php | accessdate=February 28 | accessyear=2007] He was released from his contract onMay 19 ,2008 , along with fellow Switzerland defenderStéphane Henchoz .On
3 July 2008 , Berner joined Championship side Norwich City on trial, joining up with the squad for pre-season training, however he failed to gain a contract.On
September 12 2008 , Berner joined Leicester City on a 3 year contract and was handed the number 31 shirt,cite news| title = Foxes Snare Swiss International| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/7612564.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date =2008-09-12 | accessdate = 2008-09-12] making his debut in aJohnstone's Paint Trophy match against Lincoln City on23 September , winning 3-1 on penalties.cite news | title = Leicester 0-0 Lincoln City (aet) | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7626938.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date =2008-09-23 | accessdate = 2008-10-05]International career
He played for Switzerland and was a participant at the
2004 UEFA European Championship .cite web
title = Switzerland National Squad 2004
url = http://expertfootball.com/competition/euro2004/switzerland.php
publisher = Expert Football
date =2007-01-30
accessdate = 2007-01-30]Notes
External links
*soccerbase|id=27764|name=Bruno Berner
* [http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/sport/football/footballheadlines/display.var.2280348.0.blackburn_rovers_release_three_players.php Berner released by Blackburn Rovers]
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