Marco Streller
Encyclopedia
Marco Streller is a Swiss
international
footballer who plays as a striker for FC Basel
in the Swiss Super League
.
in 2000, but played just one game in his debut season. For the next season he was loaned to feeder club FC Concordia Basel
. He scored 16 goals in 30 starts in the Challenge League
with Concordia that season, which made his home club sit up and take notice. They called him back in 2002, but after playing just three games was loaned out again in January of the following year to FC Thun
. He scored eight goals in just 16 games for Thun and was subsequently recalled to Basel, being promised first team football.
During the 2003–04 Swiss Super League season, he scored 13 goals in 16 games, thus gathering the interest of a handful of Bundesliga
clubs including VfB Stuttgart
. Stuttgart eventually signed him ahead of the 2004–05 season. During his debut on 14 March 2004 he also scored his first goal for the VFB. But after returning from an injury he scored just four goals in 28 matches in his two years in Stuttgart
. Therefore and to gain match practice, he was loaned out to 1. FC Köln
for their second half of the 2006 season. After returning from Köln, where he made 14 starts, Streller scored five goals in 27 games as Stuttgart won the Championship, but he still failed to impress the board.
Stuttgart therefore allowed Streller to rejoin his boyhood heroes FC Basel on a free transfer in June 2007. This was his fourth spell at the club and it turned out to be very successful. He was Basel's top goal-scorer during the 2007–08 season with twelve league goals and 16 goals in all competitions. In the last game of the season Valentin Stocker
and Marco Streller scored the two goals in Basels 2–0 home win over BSC Young Boys and Basel won the championship.
Streller missed the start of the 2008–09 season season after returning from UEFA Euro 2008 injured. He playing his first game of the season in a 1–0 Swiss Cup
win over FC Schötz
on 20 September 2008. During the 2008–09 Swiss Super League season Streller played 23 league games, scoring six goals, but Basel finished just third in the League table, qualifying for the Europa League. In the 2009–10
season Stocker played 29 League games, scoring 21 goals, and Basel won the Double. In the 2010–11
season Basel were able to defend the League Title, thus Streller won his fourth Swiss League Medal.
For the 2011–12 Swiss Super League
season trainer Thorsten Fink
named Marco Streller as team captain.
since 2003, Streller played at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
. He was previously in the squad for the 2004 European Football Championship, but pulled out due to injury. During a 2006 WC qualifier
against Turkey
, he was lashed at and kicked by Turkey player Alpay Özalan
. At the tournament's final stage he missed a spot-kick during his side's penalty shootout against Ukraine
, who emerged victorious.
His substitution in the last friendly game before the Euro 2008, against the Principality of Liechtenstein, was accompanied by catcalls from Swiss supporters, being dissatisfied with Streller's performance in that game. As a consequence, Streller announced his international retirement after the Euro 2008, citing he does not have "the full support of the fans". He was bashed about announcing such a move in front of the tournament not only by the Swiss press. Ottmar Hitzfeld
, designated Swiss manager from July 2008, convinced Streller to continue his international career.
Streller scored Switzerland's second goal in a 4–1 victory against Wales
in a Euro 2012 qualifier on 13 October 2010.
On 5 April 2011, he stepped down from the national team with his fellow Alexander Frei, after being sharply criticised by home fans following a 0–0 draw with Bulgaria
for the Euro 2012 qualifier
.
Stuttgart
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....
international
Switzerland national football team
The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...
footballer who plays as a striker for FC Basel
FC Basel
Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...
in the Swiss Super League
Swiss Super League
The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams...
.
Club career
Streller started his professional football career with local club FC BaselFC Basel
Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...
in 2000, but played just one game in his debut season. For the next season he was loaned to feeder club FC Concordia Basel
FC Concordia Basel
FC Concordia Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. The club was founded in 1907. They play in the 2nd regional league which is the fifth level, and their home stadium is Rankhof Stadium....
. He scored 16 goals in 30 starts in the Challenge League
Challenge League
The Swiss Challenge League is the second highest tier of the Swiss Football League. Sixteen teams play in the Challenge League. The winners of the league are promoted to the Super League, and the bottom two teams are relegated to the 1. Liga...
with Concordia that season, which made his home club sit up and take notice. They called him back in 2002, but after playing just three games was loaned out again in January of the following year to FC Thun
FC Thun
FC Thun 1898 is a Swiss football team from the Bernese Oberland town of Thun. The club currently plays in the Swiss Super League after being promoted in the 2009/10 season. The club plays at the Arena Thun which accommodates a total of 10,300 supporters, both seated and standing...
. He scored eight goals in just 16 games for Thun and was subsequently recalled to Basel, being promised first team football.
During the 2003–04 Swiss Super League season, he scored 13 goals in 16 games, thus gathering the interest of a handful of Bundesliga
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...
clubs including VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
. Stuttgart eventually signed him ahead of the 2004–05 season. During his debut on 14 March 2004 he also scored his first goal for the VFB. But after returning from an injury he scored just four goals in 28 matches in his two years in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
. Therefore and to gain match practice, he was loaned out to 1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07....
for their second half of the 2006 season. After returning from Köln, where he made 14 starts, Streller scored five goals in 27 games as Stuttgart won the Championship, but he still failed to impress the board.
Stuttgart therefore allowed Streller to rejoin his boyhood heroes FC Basel on a free transfer in June 2007. This was his fourth spell at the club and it turned out to be very successful. He was Basel's top goal-scorer during the 2007–08 season with twelve league goals and 16 goals in all competitions. In the last game of the season Valentin Stocker
Valentin Stocker
Valentin Stocker is a Swiss international footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League.-Club:...
and Marco Streller scored the two goals in Basels 2–0 home win over BSC Young Boys and Basel won the championship.
Streller missed the start of the 2008–09 season season after returning from UEFA Euro 2008 injured. He playing his first game of the season in a 1–0 Swiss Cup
Schweizer Cup
The Swiss Cup is a football cup tournament that has been organised annually since 1926 by the Swiss Football Association . The winner is allowed to take part in the UEFA Europa League. Between 2003 and 2008 the cup has been sponsored and known as the Swisscom Cup.-Finals:All played...
win over FC Schötz
FC Schötz
Fussballclub Schötz, is a football club from Schötz, Switzerland.The club was founded in 1927, is currently playing in the Swiss 1. Liga.-Squad:As of 18 January 2010-External links:*...
on 20 September 2008. During the 2008–09 Swiss Super League season Streller played 23 league games, scoring six goals, but Basel finished just third in the League table, qualifying for the Europa League. In the 2009–10
2009–10 Swiss Super League
The 2009–10 Swiss Super League is the 113th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition is officially named AXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 11 July 2009 and will end in May 2010. FC Zürich were the defending champions...
season Stocker played 29 League games, scoring 21 goals, and Basel won the Double. In the 2010–11
2010–11 Swiss Super League
The 2010–11 Swiss Super League was the 114th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. It began on 17 July 2010 and ended on 25 May 2011. The league comprised ten teams....
season Basel were able to defend the League Title, thus Streller won his fourth Swiss League Medal.
For the 2011–12 Swiss Super League
2011–12 Swiss Super League
The 2011–12 Swiss Super League season will be the 115th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. It will begin on 16 July 2011 and end on either 17 or 20 May 2012, depending on whether the Swiss national team qualifies for the UEFA Euro 2012...
season trainer Thorsten Fink
Thorsten Fink
Thorsten Fink is a German football coach and former player, currently manager of Bundesliga club Hamburger SV.-Career:...
named Marco Streller as team captain.
International career
A full internationalSwitzerland national football team
The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...
since 2003, Streller played at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
. He was previously in the squad for the 2004 European Football Championship, but pulled out due to injury. During a 2006 WC qualifier
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams. A total of 51 teams took part, divided in 8 Groups - five groups of 6 teams each and three groups of 7 teams each - competing for 13 places in the World Cup...
against Turkey
Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
, he was lashed at and kicked by Turkey player Alpay Özalan
Alpay Özalan
Alpay Fehmi Özalan is a former Turkish footballer.Alpay is currently a member of the management committee of Siirtspor.-Playing style:...
. At the tournament's final stage he missed a spot-kick during his side's penalty shootout against Ukraine
Ukraine national football team
The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992...
, who emerged victorious.
His substitution in the last friendly game before the Euro 2008, against the Principality of Liechtenstein, was accompanied by catcalls from Swiss supporters, being dissatisfied with Streller's performance in that game. As a consequence, Streller announced his international retirement after the Euro 2008, citing he does not have "the full support of the fans". He was bashed about announcing such a move in front of the tournament not only by the Swiss press. Ottmar Hitzfeld
Ottmar Hitzfeld
Ottmar Hitzfeld is a German former football player and manager, nicknamed der General ....
, designated Swiss manager from July 2008, convinced Streller to continue his international career.
Streller scored Switzerland's second goal in a 4–1 victory against Wales
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
in a Euro 2012 qualifier on 13 October 2010.
On 5 April 2011, he stepped down from the national team with his fellow Alexander Frei, after being sharply criticised by home fans following a 0–0 draw with Bulgaria
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
for the Euro 2012 qualifier
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group G
This page shows the standings and results for Group G of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.- Standings :- Results and fixtures :A meeting was held in Zürich, Switzerland, on 15 March to determine the Group G fixture schedule...
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Honours
Basel- Swiss Super LeagueSwiss Super LeagueThe Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams...
: 2003–04, 2007–08, 2009–102009–10 Swiss Super LeagueThe 2009–10 Swiss Super League is the 113th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition is officially named AXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 11 July 2009 and will end in May 2010. FC Zürich were the defending champions...
, 2010–112010–11 Swiss Super LeagueThe 2010–11 Swiss Super League was the 114th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. It began on 17 July 2010 and ended on 25 May 2011. The league comprised ten teams.... - Swiss Cup: 2007–08, 2009–102009–10 Swiss CupThe 2009–10 Swiss Cup was the 85th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. It began on 17 September with the first game of Round 1 and ended on 9 May 2010 with the Final held at St. Jakob-Park, Basel. The competition was won by FC Basel, who defeated second-level side...
- Uhren CupUhrencupThe Uhrencup is a club football tournament, held annually in Switzerland.The tournament usually features four teams , each playing two matches, and is held in July at Stadion Brühl in Grenchen. As a friendly tournament, the format tends to be fluid...
: 2008, 2011
Stuttgart
- German CupDFB-PokalThe DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
runner up: 2006–07 - German LeagueFußball-BundesligaThe 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...
: 2006–07
External links
- Marco Streller at FC Basel
- Marco Streller at Swiss Football League Website
- Soccerway profile