Philippe Senderos
Philippe Senderos (2006)
Birth and childhood
Senderos came in Meyrin, a small town on the border with France, to the world. In Meyrin Senderos also grew up.
Career
Clubs
Senderos played as a junior at Servette FC Genève. As a 16 - year-old he made his debut in the top division of Switzerland, the National League A, today Axpo Super League. At age 18, he moved to England in July 2003 to Arsenal. His debut in the first team he was on 27 October 2004 in the League Cup against Manchester City. In the Premier League Senderos was first loaded on 1 January 2005 in the match against Charlton Athletic. As a result, Senderos established as an extended regular player at Arsenal and would regularly inserts in Championship, Cup and Champions League games. Senderos was at Arsenal will wear the number 6; this was last in 2002 by "Mr. Arsenal " Tony Adams worn. As a central defender Senderos scored between 2005 and the end of 2008 season in the championship four goals for Arsenal. With Senderos Arsenal won the FA Cup in 2005 and the FA Community Shield in 2004, where he acted only as a substitute for the latter.
During the summer break of 2008 Senderos on loan for a year to AC Milan, with the option for the definitive acquisition. Because of injuries, he played his first competitive match for AC Milan until the beginning of November 2008 in the Europa League. In the Italian championship, he debuted in January 2009, in the rest of the season he replaced a majority.
After AC Milan had waived the redemption of the purchase option, Senderos was at various clubs in conversation; a change to Everton was falsely reported as having taken place. The change failed ultimately to the required high transfer fee, as well as a few weeks later, a transfer to Hull City. On 25 January, he was awarded by the end of the 2009/10 season at Everton.
On 8 June 2010 Senderos signed the Europa League finalists Fulham into a contract for three years. His league debut for Fulham he gave on April 30, 2011, compared Sunderland AFC. His first goal for Fulham he scored in a 2-1 home win at Craven Cottage on April 21, 2012 against Wigan Athletic.
On January 31, 2014 Senderos joined free transfer to FC Valencia.
National
Philippe Senderos was captain of the U -17 national team, which in Denmark became European Champion in 2002, and 2005 team captain at the U- 20 World Cup in the Netherlands. Senderos plays since 26 March 2005, the national team of Switzerland. In the national team he has already achieved several goals as a central defender, for example, on 23 June 2006 in the preliminary round of the 2006 World Cup, the 1-0 victory over South Korea. In the same game Senderos dislocated her right shoulder, so that the World Cup was ended prematurely for him. At the 2008 European Championships in Austria and Switzerland, he was again in the squad Switzerland and also for the 2010 World Cup, he was called to the squad by coach Ottmar Hitzfeld. As a member of the starting eleven he was employed in the opening match against Spain, but as you know the 2006 World Cup, he was injured very early during the tournament. 23 minutes in, after he suffered a severe ankle own Tackling a sprain, which means the preliminary rounds off for him.
Family and private life
Philippe's father Julian Senderos chose the age of 17 to emigrate from his Spanish home village Santiuste. Julian worked in Madrid, moved to London later and settled eventually settled in Geneva. There he learned Zorica Novkovic, know its coming from Serbia future wife. Philippe Senderos has next to the Swiss and the Spanish citizenship.
In the absence of the media and public Senderos married in June 2009 in London.
Achievements
As a national player
With the U-17 in Switzerland
- U- 17 European Champion 2002
As a club player
With Arsenal
- FA Community Shield 2004
- FA Cup 2005