A precise set-piece specialist and an attacking threat, he was a consistent performer on the left flank for Wolfsburg and AC Milan. Career record: 135 caps and 9 goals for Switzerland; club career at VfL Wolfsburg, AC Milan, Torino.
One rank above: Kubilay Türkyilmaz at #8.
One rank below: Heinz Hermann at #10.
Switzerland's editorial top five: Stéphane Chapuisat · Yann Sommer · Alexander Frei · Granit Xhaka · Stephan Lichtsteiner.