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IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Tranquillo Barnetta
- Position: Midfielder
- Squad number: 7
- Date of birth: 22 May, 1985 (25 years old)
- Height: 5'10" (178cm)
Tournament totals
| Games played | Shots on target | off target |
|---|---|
| 3 Tranquillo Barnetta | 2|1 Tranquillo Barnetta |
| 1 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 Tranquillo Barnetta | 0 Tranquillo Barnetta |
| 1 Total Switzerland | 0 Total Switzerland |
| 6 Best Diego Forlan | 4 Best Leo Messi, Bastian Schweinsteiger |
| Fouls by | on | Cards yellow | red |
|---|---|
| 5|5 Tranquillo Barnetta | 1|0 Tranquillo Barnetta |
| 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 left winger has shouldered the responsibility for being Switzerland’s main source of creativity since he became a regular five years ago. He was short-listed for Fifa’s Best Young Player award at the last World Cup, but was one of three Swiss players to miss in the penalty shoot-out defeat by Ukraine.
He suffered a cruciate ligament injury in 2004 but recovered fully and has just completed his sixth season in the German Bundesliga.
Barnetta spoke last summer of needing a new challenge, amid reported interest from Arsenal, but he has since extended his contract until 2012.
He made his professional debut for hometown club St Gallen aged 17 and insisted on completing a business apprenticeship with a fabric and bed-linen manufacturer before leaving for Leverkusen two years later.
He was ever present in the World Cup qualifying campaign.
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