Pirmin Schwegler
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Pirmin Schwegler (born 9 March 1987) is a retired Swiss association football, footballer.


Career

Schwegler began his career with FC Luzern. In summer 2005, he joined BSC Young Boys, Young Boys. After just one year with BSC Young Boys, Young Boys he signed with Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer Leverkusen. On 18 July 2009, after three years with the "Werksclub", Schwegler signed with Eintracht Frankfurt. Schwegler, wearing the captain's armband for three years at Frankfurt, left the club in the 2014 summer transfer to join fellow Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim on a three-year deal. He signed for Australian club Western Sydney Wanderers, on a one-year deal, for their upcoming 2019–20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season, 2019–20 season. Schwegler retired from football at the end of the 2019–20 A-League in August 2020.


Personal

He is the brother of Christian Schwegler. When he was 16-months-old, he was diagnosed with leukaemia. He was initially only given a 10% chance of survival. Doctors at the University of Bern Hospital's children's ward, led by Dr. Annette Ridolfi Luthy, fought to save him. The chemotherapy was successful but Schwegler had to go back to the clinic for regular check-ups throughout his childhood.


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* * 1987 births Living people Swiss men's footballers BSC Young Boys players FC Luzern players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Eintracht Frankfurt players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players Hannover 96 players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Switzerland men's youth international footballers Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers Switzerland men's international footballers 2010 FIFA World Cup players Place of birth missing (living people) Swiss Super League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players A-League Men players Swiss-German people Men's association football midfielders Footballers from the canton of Lucerne {{Switzerland-footy-midfielder-stub