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My Take
Swiss footballers tend to carry a reputation for discipline and intelligence, and Xavier Margairaz fits that mold for me. Born in Rances in the Canton of Vaud, the 185 cm midfielder built a career as a Swiss professional before retiring. Midfield play is the thinking person's position, the place where a match is quietly organized, and that is exactly the kind of footballer I respect most. The public record on him is modest, but the sweat of a man who ran European midfields is real. I admire players who make the game work from the engine room.
Overview
Xavier Margairaz (born 7 January 1984) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Xavier Margairaz
- Name (Japanese)
- シャビエル・マルガイラス
- Reading
- しゃびえる・まるがいらす
- Born
- January 7, 1984 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rat
- Origin
- Rances, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 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
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7. About this entry
Tags
- 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.