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2017–18 FC Luzern Season
The 2017–18 season was the 93rd season in the history of FC Luzern, Fussball-Club Luzern and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Football in Switzerland, Swiss football. Players First-team squad Transfers Pre-season and friendlies Competitions Overall record Swiss Super League League table Results summary Results by round Matches Swiss Cup UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round References

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Markus Babbel
Markus Babbel (; born 8 September 1972) is a German professional football coach and former player who most recently managed Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He played as a defender for clubs in Germany and England. Babbel won the UEFA Cup twice: in 1996 with Bayern Munich and in 2001 with Liverpool. He was also a member of the Germany squad that won UEFA Euro 96. Career Playing career Bayern Munich Born in Munich, Babbel began his professional career with Bayern Munich. Progressing from the youth squad to the first team, he became a regular contributor, starting in eight league matches and appearing as a substitute in four others. Hamburger SV and return to Bayern Munich He transferred to Hamburger SV in August 1992, where he became a regular in the first team and scored his first league goal in Germany's top flight. Returning to Bayern Munich in 1994, Babbel made 167 starts and caught the attention of Manchester United following UEFA Euro 1996. Although a £5 million deal w ...
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Claudio Lustenberger
Claudio Lustenberger (born 6 January 1987) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a defender.FCL-Urgestein Claudio Lustenberger tritt zurück
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Kriens Kriens is a city and a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The municipality lies at the foot of the mountain Pilatus, and is a western suburb of Lucerne. History In the oldest documents of the Bened ...

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Dereck Kutesa
Dereck Germano Kutesa (born 6 December 1997) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League Greece club AEK Athens and the Switzerland national team. Club career Kutesa played his youth football by Servette and advanced through all the ranks. On 18 October 2013 he signed his first professional contract, a three-year deal, but he remained with their U-21 team. During the 2014–15 season he was called up to their first team and had four appearances with them in the Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football. At the end of the season Servette were second in the table, but they did not obtain a license for the 2015-16 Challenge League season because they did not provide necessary financial documents and guarantees. Servette was therefore relegated to the Promotion League, the third tier. On 30 December 2015 Kutesa signed for Basel on a three-and-a-half-year contract. He prepared himself for the second half of the season in January with Basel ...
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Christian Schwegler
Christian Schwegler (born 6 June 1984) is a former footballer from Switzerland who played as defender. Career Christian joined Red Bull Salzburg during the summer of 2009 from Young Boys Bern for a fee of €0.6m. During the Red Bulls' 6–1 win over SV Mattersburg on 27 March 2010, Schwegler scored his first goal since joining the club. In the 2017-18 season, Schwegler returned to FC Luzern. At the beginning of 2020, he became captain for FC Luzern. His contract was extended by one year until the end of June 2021. Playing style Schwegler is known for his long throw-ins. Personal life He is the brother of Pirmin Schwegler. Honors FC Red Bull Salzburg * Austrian Champion (5): 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 *Austrian Cup (4): 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 FC Luzern * Swiss Cup (1): 2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID- ...
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Yannick Schmid
Yannick Schmid (born 11 May 1995) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Wil in the Swiss Challenge League. Professional career Schmid was loaned to FC Wohlen for the 2016–17 season. Schmid made his professional debut for FC Luzern in a 2–1 Swiss Super League win over Vaduz on 8 May 2016. He scored his first professional goal in 2–0 Swiss Super League The Super League (also known as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsorship reasons) is a professional association football league in Switzerland and the highest level of the Swiss football league system. It has been played in its current fo ... win over St. Gallen on 9 August 2017. On 2 September 2024, Schmid signed a two-year contract with Wil. International career Schmid represented the Switzerland U20s in a friendly 1–1 draw with Germany U20s on 26 March 2016. References External links * SFL Profile SFV National U-20 Profile 1995 births Footballers from Lucerne Living ...
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Ruben Vargas
Reuben or Reuven is a Biblical male first name from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the Bible, Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob. Variants include Reuvein in Yiddish or as an English variant spelling on the Hebrew original; Rúben in European Portuguese; Rubens in Brazilian Portuguese; Rubén in Spanish; Rubèn in Catalan; Ruben in Dutch, German, French, Italian, Indonesian, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Armenian; and Rupen/ Roupen in Western Armenian. The form Ruben can also be a form of the name Robin, itself a variation of the Germanic name Robert, in several Celtic languages. It preserves the "u" sound from the name's first component "hruod" (compare Ruairí, the Irish form of Roderick). Mononym * Ruben I, Prince of Armenia (1025/1035–1095), the first lord of Armenian Cilicia or "Lord of the Mountains" from 1080/1081/1082 to 1095, founder of Rubenid dynasty * Ruben II, Prince of Armenia (c. 1165–117 ...
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Jonas Omlin
Jonas Omlin (born 10 January 1994) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains club Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Switzerland national team. Club career Omlin played for Kriens in the 1. Liga Promotion. He moved on to Luzern, but was loaned out to Le Mont-sur-Lausanne for the 2015/16 season. He returned to Luzern for two seasons. FC Basel announced on 22 June 2018 that they had signed goalkeeper Omlin from Luzern. After five test games, Omlin played his domestic league debut for his new club in the home game at the St. Jakob-Park on 21 July 2018 as Basel were defeated 2–1 by St. Gallen. Under trainer Marcel Koller, Basel won the Swiss Cup in the 2018–19 season. In the first round Basel beat FC Montlingen 3–0, in the second round Echallens Région 7–2 and in the round of 16 Winterthur 1–0. In the quarter-finals Sion were defeated 4–2 after extra time and in the semi-finals Zürich were defeated 3–1. All these games were pla ...
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Shkelqim Demhasaj
Shkelqim Demhasaj (born 19 April 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Challenge League club Neuchâtel Xamax. Born in Switzerland, he has represented the Kosovo national team. Club career Luzern On 22 June 2017, Demhasaj joined Swiss Super League side Luzern, on a three-year contract. On 20 July 2017, he made his debut with Luzern in the second qualifying round of 2017–18 UEFA Europa League against the Croatian side Osijek after coming on as a substitute at 77th minute in place of Cedric Itten. Grasshoppers On 2 July 2020, Demhasaj joined Swiss Challenge League side Grasshoppers, on a three-year contract. During the 2020–21 Challenge League season, he scored ten goals for Grasshopper and notably helped the club achieve promotion to the Super League. Loan to Winterthur In the new season, Demhasaj saw notably less play time, however, and also suffered a dearth of goals scored. As a result, he was loaned out to FC Winterthur on 11 February 2022 ...
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Christian Schneuwly
Christian Schneuwly (born 7 February 1988) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for fifth-tier 2. Liga Interregional club Düdingen. Personal life His brother Marco is also a footballer. The siblings have played together for Young Boys, Thun and Luzern Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), di .... References External links * 1988 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Swiss men's footballers BSC Young Boys players FC Biel-Bienne players FC Thun players FC Zürich players FC Luzern players FC Lausanne-Sport players FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players 2. Liga Interregional players Footballers from the canton of Fribourg 21st-century Swiss sportsmen ...
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Simon Grether
Simon Grether (born 20 May 1992) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as defender or midfielder. He was also youth international footballer. He retired from professional football in 2022 after spending six seasons with Luzern. Club career Youth football, Basel Born in Fribourg, Grether grew up in Reinach, Basel-Landschaft. He started his youth football with local team FC Reinach. In 2006, he moved to the youth department of Basel and progressed through the ranks. He played in their U-16 and U-18 teams and with both he won the Swiss championship, in 2008 and 2010. His teammates in the U-18 squad included Arlind Ajeti, Kofi Nimeley, Sandro Wieser, Stjepan Vuleta and Roman Buess. Grether advanced to Basel's U-21 team who played in the 1. Liga at that time the third highest tier in the Swiss football league system, for the 2010–11 season, becoming regular starter. He signed his first professional contract on 24 May 2012 and He joined Basel's first team for their ...
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Marvin Schulz
Marvin Schulz (born 15 January 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Preußen Münster. Club career Schulz started with local team Union 09 Mülheim. He left in 2003, joining Borussia Mönchengladbach's reserve team. He signed a professional contract with Mönchengladbach in 2014 that would last until 2018. Schulz made his first team debut at 10 August 2015 in the DFB-Pokal against FC St. Pauli in a 4–1 away win. Five days later he made his Bundesliga debut in a 4–0 loss against Borussia Dortmund. In July 2017, Schulz joined Swiss Super League side FC Luzern signing a three-year deal until 2020. On 30 May 2022, it was announced that Schulz had signed for Holstein Kiel Kieler Sportvereinigung Holstein von 1900 e.V., commonly known as Holstein Kiel () or KSV Holstein, is a German association football and sports club based in the city of Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. From the 1900s through the 1960s, the club was o ... ...
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Nicolas Schindelholz
Nicolas Schindelholz (12 February 1988 – 18 September 2022) was a Swiss professional footballer who played as a defender. Career Schindelholz played his youth football and began his playing career with local semi-professional club SC Dornach. At the age of 16, he made his debut as a central defender for his home club Dornach in the 1. Liga, at that time the fourth tier of the Swiss football league system. Immediately FC Basel discovered him and he moved to their youth department. He played in their U-18 team during the 2005–06 season, under coach Patrick Rahmen and his assistant Marco Walker and with them won both the Swiss U-18 championship and the U-19/18 national cup that season. The following season he advanced to their U-21 team, who played in the third tier, and they won their division and became Swiss champions at U-21 level. A year later, the team defended their title as division (group2) winners in the 2007–08 season, and became Swiss champions at U-21 level agai ...
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