Mario Eggimann

Mario Eggimann in 2011

Career

In the club

Eggimann began playing football at age five in the youth of the FC Kuettigen. In 1989, in the youth department of FC Aarau. When his youth coach was coach of the first team, he was pulled up by him.

In summer 2002, the German second division club Karlsruher SC undertook the defender. In his time at KSC, the center-back has continued to develop and was from the 2006/07 season the team captain, the master of the second league was this year and climb to the Bundesliga. On 10 March 2008 Eggimann made ​​of a release clause in his contract use, which enabled him to leave the KSC for 1.4 million euros. He signed a contract with Hannover 96, began with the 2008/ 09 season and ended on 30 June 2013. Among the coaches Dieter Hecking and Andreas Bergmann Eggimann was only a substitute in the 96ern. After the signing of Mirko Slomka Mario Eggimann became a regular player, the club Emanuel Pogatetz and Eggimann undertook was again a substitute. Since the second half of 2011/12 he has moved back as a regular in the squad. Also in the first half of the following season, he could claim this status. Matchday 19 of the 2012/13 season, in Lower Saxony derby against VfL Wolfsburg, he suffered a broken ankle.

After expiry of his contract on June 30, 2013 Eggimann left the club and joined the 2013/14 season in the 2nd Bundesliga 1 FC Union Berlin, where he signed a contract until 30 June 2015 with an option for a further year.

National

Eggimann was also captain of the Swiss U- 21 team. On September 7, 2007, he first played for the senior national team and was also the preliminary squad for the Euro 2008, but was not nominated at the end of this tournament.

He took his home country, however, participated in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. There he came only to short sessions and retired with Switzerland in the first round of. He celebrated a special success, however, with his team when it is used against the reigning European champions Spain in which the Confederates managed a 1-0 victory over the eventual champions - until today the only victory ever, the other team against Spain in World achieved or European Championships since 2006.

Achievements

Private

Eggimann has with his wife, a Karlsruherin, one daughter ( * 2009) and a son (* 2012). His father Hans Eggimann was coach of FC Kuettigen and his older brother Patrick was also active as a footballer.