Thomas Bickel

Career

Clubs, to 1997

The higher class career as a footballer opened the midfielder Thomas Bickel in the 1984/85 season in the National League second-rate B at FC Biel -Bienne. He finished with the team from Gurzelen stadium in fourth place and had scored six goals in 29 matches this. The Bernese took to round 1985/86 on the supply of FC Zurich in the National League A and moved to the Canton of Zurich. He was a member of the starting eleven once the Blue-Whites, but was not in a time of success for FCZ, who had the last time in 1981 won the Swiss championship. In the first two rounds of Bickel took the "City Club" the ranks of four and six, but increased by 1987/88 from. Thomas Bickel had completed 92 top-flight appearances in three seasons and scored 19 goals for the FCZ it. His personal performance was distinguished by his debut on August 19, 1986 in Lausanne in the 2-0 win against France in the national team.

Bickel moved to city rivals GC and celebrated under coach Ottmar Hitzfeld in the years 1989 and 1990 cup victories in 1990 and 1991 and the triumph in the championship. In Cup succeeded in 1994 with a 4-0 win against FC Schaffhausen with coach Christian Gross on the side of the players Elber, Gren, Koller and Vega, the third Cup win. For championship win in 1994/95 he had once more with 19 games and two goals share before he said goodbye to Japan and Vissel Kobe continued his career. 1994 Bickel was elected to the Swiss Footballer of the Year.

With Kobe, he rose in the 1996 J. League at and graduated from there in 1997 at the site of Michael Laudrup 20 games and scored three goals, before he ended his career.

National Team, 1986-1995

At his first appearance in the Länderelf Bickel was called by coach Daniel Jeandupeux on 19 August 1986. He belonged to the tribe players under his successor Uli Stielike 1989 to 1991 and also played an important role in games with manager Roy Hodgson. After the successful qualification for the 1994 World Cup in the United States Bickel also belonged to the Swiss World Cup squad. At the tournament, he came in games against the hosts, Romania and Spain used. His 52nd and last international match for the "Nati " he completed on 11 October 1995, Zurich in the European Championship qualifier in the 3-0 victory against Hungary as Active Vissel Kobe.

The Hodgson 's successor Artur Jorge would like to Bickel called up for the 1996 European Championships, the Bernese but refrained because he was engaged in Japan, and the extensive travels did not want to take on yourself.

After the end of runway Bickel opened in 1999 in Zurich the bar " Schmuklerski " and had his principal residence in Mallorca.