Sandro Burki (born 16 September 1985) is a Swiss former professional

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who played as a

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. He is the sporting director of

FC Aarau FC Aarau is a Swiss football club based in Aarau. They play in the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football after being relegated from Swiss Super League. History FC Aarau was formed on 26 May 1902 by workers from a local ...

Club career

Burki began his career with

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. Burki caught the attention of numerous clubs, eventually signing for

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. However, the move was not successful, and was subsequently criticised by

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Hansruedi Hasler claiming that "The examples of

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and Sandro Burki, who were both U17 European champions, show how important the choice of team is." Returning within a year to the Swiss leagues, he played for

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, FC Wil and

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before signing for

, to whom he is contracted until 30 June 2011.

International career

Burki is a former youth international and was in the Swiss U-17 squad that won the 2002 U-17 European Championships. He made his senior Switzerland international debut against

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on 22 August 2008, after which he was linked in the press with a move to Celtic.Aarau play down Burki Celtic link
BBC Sport, 25 September 2008

Honours

* UEFA U-17 European Champion:

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References

External links

FC Aarau profile
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Kader – Sandro Burki
Swiss Football League {{DEFAULTSORT:Burki, Sandro 1985 births Living people Swiss men's footballers Association football midfielders Switzerland international footballers Switzerland youth international footballers Swiss Super League players FC Aarau players FC Bayern Munich II players FC Zürich players FC Vaduz players FC Wil players BSC Young Boys players Swiss expatriate footballers Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Liechtenstein Expatriate footballers in Liechtenstein