Ricardo Cabanas

Cabanas reads to me like the dependable engine that good teams cannot do without. A Zurich-born midfielder who won 51 caps for Switzerland, he anchored Grasshoppers but also tested himself abroad with Guingamp in France and Köln in Germany. Leaving the comfort of home to grind in foreign leagues takes real adaptability, and I respect that more than flashier resumes. Midfielders who do the unglamorous covering and running rarely get the spotlight, yet they shape matches. With his Spanish-flavored surname and a quietly substantial career, he is exactly the kind of solid European journeyman I enjoy revisiting.

Ricardo Cabanas-Rey (born 17 January 1979) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 51 international matches for the Switzerland national team. At club level, he played mainly for Grasshoppers Zürich but also played abroad, in France with Guingamp and in Germany with 1. FC Köln.

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Name (English)

Ricardo Cabanas

Name (Japanese)

リカルド・カバニャス

Reading

りかるど・かばにゃす

Born

January 17, 1979 (age 47)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Goat

Origin

Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland

Blood type

Private

Height

173 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.riccicabanas.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%90%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A3%E3%82%B9

Tags

• Canton of Zurich
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.