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Switzerland · 1992–2009

Johann Vogel

Stalwart CDM, also CM, CB Right-footed box-to-box
Rating
81
Caps
94
Goals
2
Life
1977
Clubs
Grasshopper Club Zürich, PSV Eindhoven, Real Betis Balompié
#21
Editorial rank of 33 for Switzerland
The people's rank, live from duel votes

A disciplined defensive midfielder, he was the unsung hero orchestrating PSV Eindhoven's mid-2000s successes before moving to AC Milan. Career record: 94 caps and 2 goals for Switzerland; club career at Grasshopper Club Zürich, PSV Eindhoven, Real Betis Balompié.

Around Vogel in the almanac

One rank above: Gökhan Inler at #20.

One rank below: Köbi Kuhn at #22.

Switzerland's editorial top five: Stéphane Chapuisat · Yann Sommer · Alexander Frei · Granit Xhaka · Stephan Lichtsteiner.