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IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Diego Benaglio
- Position: Goal Keeper
- Squad number: 1
- Date of birth: 8 September, 1983 (26 years old)
- Height: 6'4" (193cm)
Tournament totals
| Games played | Saves |
|---|---|
| 3 Diego Benaglio | 16 Diego Benaglio |
| 0 As substitute | 16 Total Switzerland |
| 32 Most saves by Nestor Fernando Muslera | |
| 3 Total Switzerland |
| Goals | Assists |
|---|---|
| 0 Diego Benaglio | 0 Diego Benaglio |
| 1 Total Switzerland | 0 Total Switzerland |
| 6 Best Diego Forlan | 4 Best Leo Messi, Bastian Schweinsteiger |
| Fouls by | on | Cards yellow | red |
|---|---|
| 0|1 Diego Benaglio | 1|0 Diego Benaglio |
| 52|38 Total Switzerland | 8|1 Total Switzerland |
| 20 Most fouls by Mark Van Bommel | 3 Most yellow Victor Caceres, Nigel De Jong, Gregory Van Der Wiel |
| 25 Most fouls on Andres Iniesta |
Switzerland games played
- Spain 0-1 Switzerland
Wednesday, 16 June Match report - Chile 1-0 Switzerland
Monday, 21 June Match report - Switzerland 0-0 Honduras
Friday, 25 June Match report
Player profile
The Swiss No.1 was a key figure as Wolfsburg were crowned Bundesliga champions for the first time in their history in 2009, but the goalkeeper missed the first three months of this year due to a knee injury which eventually required surgery.
Benaglio, who has committed himself to Wolfsburg until 2013, returned to action at the end of March.
The Swiss-Italian was named as the national team’s first choice ahead of the friendly with England in February 2008, having previously been one of three regular goalkeepers used in rotation since the 2006 World Cup. He was an unused squad member four years ago.
Benaglio started out as a striker when he joined his local youth team at the age of 14. He was soon converted to goalkeeper and went on to play for Grasshoppers, Stuttgart and Portuguese club Nacional before joining Wolfsburg in January 2008.
Former Bayern Munich coach Felix Magath, who brought Benaglio to Wolfsburg, has said he has “no weaknesses.”
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