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Steve von Bergen

スティーヴ・フォン・ベルゲン　/　すてぃーゔ・ふぉん・べるげん

Association football player from Switzerland

June 10, 1983 (age 43)　・　Neuchâtel, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Canton of Neuchâtel
association football player

My Take

Von Bergen is exactly the kind of player I quietly admire: a defender, not a finisher. Out of lakeside Neuchâtel, he anchored FC Zürich to back-to-back Swiss Super League titles, then spent three years toughening up in the Bundesliga with Hertha BSC. Defenders draw the short straw on recognition, with no goals to light up a highlight reel, yet championship sides almost always rest on a solid back line. I read his move abroad as a sign of nerve, leaving a comfortable home league to be tested. To me he embodies the unglamorous spine that winning teams are actually built on.

Overview

Steve von Bergen (born 10 June 1983) is a retired Swiss professional footballer who played as defender. He played for FC Zürich for two full seasons, winning the Swiss Super League in both campaigns and then moved to Hertha BSC, playing there for three years.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Steve von Bergen
Name (Japanese): スティーヴ・フォン・ベルゲン
Reading: すてぃーゔ・ふぉん・べるげん
Born: June 10, 1983 (age 43)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Boar
Origin: Neuchâtel, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Blood type: Private
Height: 186 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B2%E3%83%B3

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