Pirmin Schwegler

When Pirmin was a child doctors diagnosed acute leukemia and his competitive career was about to be put paid to. But in the course of time remission was being constantly observed, so Schwegler was able to start his career as a footballer in the native FC Grosswangen. At the age of 16 Pirmin had already got a cap for the U-16 national team that was followed by him being called up to senior international squads. Altogether in Switzerland national teams he had 32 appearances and scored once.

In 2002 Schwegler was transferred to FC Luzern where he appeared 40 times and scored 3. And in the year 2005 he moved to Young Boys, where he spent all that season. In 2006 Bayer Leverkusen took interest in the promising midfielder. Here he had 46 matches but did not score a single goal. Nevertheless the manager trusted him and he was hardly ever sent to the reserve squad.

On September 17, 2006 he made his debut in the Bundesliga in the away match against Eintracht Frankfurt that ended with 1-3 on the scoreboard. In three years Schwegler became the player of that very team from Frankfurt. Pirmin’s first goal occurred in a match versus Borussia Mönchengladbach in the season of 2009/2010.

On September 14, 2006 he played a remarkable UEFA Cup match against the club of Sion from Switzerland. And on August 12, 2009 he was capped for the first eleven of the senior national squad.

In the season 2011/2012 the management of Eintracht trusted him the captain’s armband.