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Thomas Bickel

トーマス・ビッケル　/　とーます・びっける

Association football player from Switzerland

October 6, 1963 (age 62)　・　Aarberg, Canton of Berne, Switzerland

Canton of Berne
association football player

My Take

Thomas Bickel is exactly the type of footballer I gravitate toward: the influential midfielder whose value never quite shows up in highlight reels. Fifty-two caps for Switzerland, five goals, and a place at the 1994 World Cup mark a genuinely accomplished international, yet what I respect most is the second act. Moving from the pitch into a chief scout role at FC Zürich shows a player who stayed inside the game to shape it from behind the scenes. That continuity, from on-field organizer to talent-spotter, suggests a deeply football-literate mind. Quiet excellence like his tends to be undervalued, and I think it deserves more credit.

Overview

Thomas Bickel (born 6 October 1963) is chief scout for FC Zürich and a former Switzerland national football team midfielder. He was capped 52 times including three games at the 1994 FIFA World Cup and scored five goals for the Switzerland national team between 1986 and 1995.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Thomas Bickel
Name (Japanese): トーマス・ビッケル
Reading: とーます・びっける
Born: October 6, 1963 (age 62)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Rabbit
Origin: Aarberg, Canton of Berne, Switzerland
Blood type: Private
Height: 184 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%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%93%E3%83%83%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB

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