Fabian Lustenberger
Encyclopedia
Fabian Lustenberger is a Swiss footballer who plays for German Bundesliga
club Hertha BSC. He is also a Swiss U-21 international
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, Lustenberger succeeded in integrating himself into the team. He earned increasingly more respect from manager Ciriaco Sforza
, and by the winter break, he had earned a spot in Lucerne's starting eleven.
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reserves. He is not related to his former Lucerne teammate Claudio Lustenberger
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Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
club Hertha BSC. He is also a Swiss U-21 international
Switzerland national under-21 football team
The Switzerland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association...
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FC Lucerne
In his first season for FC LucerneFC Lucerne
FC Luzern is a Swiss football club, founded in 1901. The club colors are blue and white, derived from the Canton of Lucerne and the City of Lucerne coats of arms.- History :...
, Lustenberger succeeded in integrating himself into the team. He earned increasingly more respect from manager Ciriaco Sforza
Ciriaco Sforza
Ciriaco Sforza is a Swiss former professional football player and is the coach of Grasshopper-Club Zürich.-Biography:He most notably played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern and FC Bayern Munich in Germany...
, and by the winter break, he had earned a spot in Lucerne's starting eleven.
Hertha BSC
In August 2007, Lustenberger transferred to Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga for 1,5 million Euros. In his first season with Hertha, he made 24 Bundesliga appearances. He scored his first Bundesliga goal during a Hertha 2–1 loss to 1. FC Nuremberg in December 2007. Although he was never a consistent starter, Lustenberger earned 37 caps over the two seasons that followed, and stayed with Hertha when the club was relegated to the 2. Bundesliga at the end of the 2009–10 season. During the 2010 summer break, he sustained an injury that ruled him out for almost four months. In his first game back, Lustenberger was forced to play the last eight minutes as goalkeeper, following the ejection of Marco SejnaMarco Sejna
Marco Sejna is a German footballer currently playing for Hertha BSC.- External links :...
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Personal life
His brother Simon is also a footballer who currently plays for the FC LucerneFC Lucerne
FC Luzern is a Swiss football club, founded in 1901. The club colors are blue and white, derived from the Canton of Lucerne and the City of Lucerne coats of arms.- History :...
reserves. He is not related to his former Lucerne teammate Claudio Lustenberger
Claudio Lustenberger
Claudio Lustenberger is a Swiss football defender who currently plays as a left-back for FC Luzern in the Swiss Super League. Before joining FC Luzern he played for local rivals SC Kriens.-References:*...
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