Roland Bättig

Roland Bättig ( born July 28, 1979) is a Swiss football player who is under contract with FC Thun in the Axpo Super League.

Career

Roland Bättig began his playing career in the youth of the FC Schötz. His pro debut, he celebrated at SC Kriens, but returned after only one season back to his youth club. Beginning of the season 2001/ 02 changed the defensive midfielder who can also be used as a central defender, to Neuchâtel Xamax, where he came in the top Swiss league for the first time use ( the former NLA ). In Neuchâtel, he quickly became a regular player and crowd, which even has its own fan chant was dedicated. From the summer of 2004 Bättig was then for two years with FC Aarau, in which he also belonged to the starting eleven. His expiring contract was not renewed because of Aarau committed in June 2006, the recently dismissed in Thun Urs Schönberger as their new coach. It was known that this would not bet on Bättig.

So it was that the Central Swiss for the 2006/07 season rejoined the Kriensern in which he developed in the preliminary round to be a major player. The Lucerne belonged at this time along with the trained Murat Yakin Concordia Basel and Neuchâtel Xamax in 2006 relegated to the rise of aspirants in the Challenge League. The club took the Xamaxien in the second half the former national team goalkeeper Pascal Zuber Buhler for amplification and tried also to an immediate return Bättig to Neuchâtel. Despite the ongoing contract for exchange in January 2007 was fact. Also, thanks to his performances managed Xamax the immediate promotion back to the Axpo Super League. In the 2007 /08 season were Bättig again disagreements with a coach to undoing. He stood in the publicly communicated criticism of Gérard Castella and was constantly less operating time. This meant that Bättig Xamax finally left. During the winter break, he was obliged on loan from FC Luzern until the end of the season, played in the episode, however, rarely 90 minutes.

Bättig's losing streak continued into the following season. Lucerne offered him a new contract, which is why he signed a contract for AC Bellinzona, which was further trained at this time of Vladimir Petković. From the summer of 2008, however, was Marco Schällibaum new head coach in Bellinzona, Bättig found no place in the squad. The midfielder was deported by the Italian club owners together with the central defender Paolo Carbone for series -C1 - Club Como Calcio. Just one month later, the Swiss returned to Ticino, as he criticized the working conditions in Como. Despite the valid contract it was Roland Bättig not even allowed to attend the training sessions - a right which he had to erstreiten in the legal way. Only at this time his move to AC Bellinzona was made ​​public. Since Bättig caused no inserts, he urged in the sequence to terminate the contract, in which the club's management finally consented, after he threatened to take the path to the employment tribunal.

The defensive midfielder then received some workouts at FC Thun and convinced of his qualities coach Murat Yakin. In July 2009 he signed a two -year contract with the Bernese countries. Barely settled in Thun, strengthened Bättig embodying the classic number six, immediately expressed its position as a calming influence in a still very young team. He stood in all 25 meetings to which he was summoned in the season 2009/10, 90 minutes on the court. He was successful in his mission to stop the attack of the enemy and then to bring their own offensive people into play - this will make in the typical quiet for him way, without having dribbling and Kabinettstückchen attention. Also thanks to the experienced veteran was FC Thun in this season Challenge League champions and rose to the Axpo Super League.

Bättig remained even after the rise of a sure value in Thun's team and played with two exceptions ( settling a yellow / red lock because of two controversial hand games and a yellow card suspension ) every game this season. Mid-February 2011 it was announced that the Bernese Oberland have the expiring contract extended with her midfielder by one year to 30 June 2012 ( with an option for another season ). At the same time it was communicated that Bättig new captain of Thun is. He entered this function, the successor to the now playing for FC St. Gallen Argentine Scarione, the binding had been removed because of a lack of discipline.

Achievements

• 2009/10 Challenge League champions with FC Thun