Christian Schwegler
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Christian Schwegler is a footballer
from Switzerland
who currently plays as defender
for Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga
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Schwegler is known for his long throw-in
s. He is the brother of Pirmin Schwegler
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Christian joined Red Bull Salzburg during the summer of 2009 from Young Boys Bern for a fee of €0.6m. During the Red Bulls 6-1 win over SV Mattersburg
on 27 March 2010, Schwegler scored his first goal since joining the club.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
from Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
who currently plays as defender
Defender
Defender usually refers to a position in association football .Defender or The Defender may also refer to:-Film and television:* The Defender or The Bodyguard from Beijing, a film starring Jet Li...
for Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga
Austrian Bundesliga
The Austrian Football Bundesliga is the highest-ranking national league club competition in Austrian football. It is the competition which decides the Austrian national football champions, as well the country's entrants for the various European cups run by UEFA.The Austrian Bundesliga, which began...
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Schwegler is known for his long throw-in
Throw-in
A throw-in is a method of restarting play in a game of Association football.-Procedure:The throw-in is taken from the point where the ball crossed the touch-line. The throw-in is taken by the opponents of the player who last touched the ball when it crossed the touch-line, either on the ground or...
s. He is the brother of Pirmin Schwegler
Pirmin Schwegler
Pirmin Schwegler is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga.- Career :...
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Christian joined Red Bull Salzburg during the summer of 2009 from Young Boys Bern for a fee of €0.6m. During the Red Bulls 6-1 win over SV Mattersburg
SV Mattersburg
SV Mattersburg is an Austrian association football club from Mattersburg, Burgenland. For sponsorship reasons, the club is currently also known as SV Bauwelt Koch Mattersburg....
on 27 March 2010, Schwegler scored his first goal since joining the club.