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IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Stephan Lichtsteiner
- Position: Defender
- Squad number: 2
- Date of birth: 16 January, 1984 (26 years old)
- Height: 5'11" (181cm)
Tournament totals
| Games played | Shots on target | off target |
|---|---|
| 3 Stephan Lichtsteiner | 0|2 Stephan Lichtsteiner |
| 0 As substitute | 10|15 Total Switzerland |
| 20 Most shots on target Diego Forlan | |
| 3 Total Switzerland | 12 Most shots off target Asamoah Gyan, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wesley Sneijder |
| Goals | Assists |
|---|---|
| 0 Stephan Lichtsteiner | 0 Stephan Lichtsteiner |
| 1 Total Switzerland | 0 Total Switzerland |
| 6 Best Diego Forlan | 4 Best Leo Messi, Bastian Schweinsteiger |
| Fouls by | on | Cards yellow | red |
|---|---|
| 6|9 Stephan Lichtsteiner | 0|0 Stephan Lichtsteiner |
| 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 attack-minded right-back’s non-stop running has earned him the nickname Forrest Gump at Lazio, where he has spent the last two seasons.
Lichtsteiner, who can also play on the right side of midfield, was given his new moniker by TV commentator Guido de Angelis last year.
The 26-year-old was a target for Everton and Paris St Germain in summer 2008 but he joined Lazio for £1.5m after three years with Lille.
He overtook injury-prone Phillip Degen as Switzerland’s first choice right-back in the lead up to Euro 2008, in which he started all three matches. Lichtsteiner played in eight of the 10 World Cup qualifiers but sat out the embarrassing home defeat to Luxembourg.
Lichtsteiner was once criticised by a youth coach for picking up too many yellow cards and for arguing with team-mates and referees, so he employed a psychologist to rid himself of the problem.
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