Scott Chipperfield
Scott Chipperfield ( born December 30, 1975 in Sydney ) is a former Australian- Swiss football player at the position of a midfielder in the left or central midfield.
Career
Club career
Chipperfield began his active career as a football player at Bellambi Rosellas, before moving to Tarrawanna and Fernhill. From 1996 to 2001 he was in the squad of Wollongong FC, for whom he completed 131 games until his departure, scoring 50 hits. With the Wollongong FC, he was in 2000 and 2001 champion in the National Soccer League over the years. He also won with his team in 2001, the OFC Champions League and was even awarded as a person in the season 1999/2000 and 2000/ 01 Johnny Warren Medal with. Another award in the 1999/2000 season was the preservation of the Joe Marston Medal.
FC Basel
Since the 2001/02 season in the Super League Chipperfield played at the Swiss first division club FC Basel. His league debut, he celebrated on 11 July 2001 in the 3-1 home win against Servette. His first league goal scored the Australian on August 11, 2001 3-1 home win against BSC Young Boys. In Basel Chipperfield immediately became a regular player and he played numerous games in the Champions League and the UEFA Cup.
He also won with the traditional Swiss club some titles, such as in the seasons 2001/ 02, 2003 / 04, 2004/ 05, 2007/ 08, 2009/10 and 2010/11, six times the Swiss Championship. In the years 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008 and 2010, he won with his team the Swiss Cup, as well as in the years 2003, 2006, 2008 and 2011, the Swiss Uhrencup.
In April 2011, notified the club that had been agreed on a contract extension for a further year until 30 June 2012 with Chipperfield. To date, he completed 367 competitive games for the Swiss, scoring 83 hits. On 18 May 2012, the Kubleitung FC Basel announced that the contract is not renewed with the now 36 -year-old players. Chipperfield was very popular with the Basel audience because of its combative, fast and efficient way of playing. After Chipperfield had initially planned to continue his career in Australia, he announced on June 26, 2012 in deference to his family's retirement from professional football known. He 'll play in the future in the regional third division side FC Aesch ( seventh-highest league).
Internationally
From 1998 Chipperfield was in the squad of the Australian national football team, for which he was used 68 times and it came to 12 hits. In 2000 he won the OFC Nations Cup with Australia. After the FIFA World Cup 2010 group match against Serbia, which Australia won 2-1, Chipperfield announced his retirement from international football.
Achievements
With the Wollongong FC:
- Master of the National Soccer League: 2000 and 2001
- Winner of the OFC Champions League: 2001
With FC Basel:
- Swiss football champions: 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012
- Swiss Cup Winner: 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012, not used in the final
- Uhrencupsieger: 2003, 2006, 2008, 2011
With the Australian national team:
- Winning the OFC Nations Cup: 2000
Personal achievements:
- Johnny Warren Medal: 1999/2000 and 2000/ 01
- Joe Marston Medal: 1999/2000
Private
In April 2007, Scott Chipperfield received by marrying a Swiss woman in addition to the Australian and Swiss citizenship.