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'''Bruno Georg Berner''' (born 21 November 1977) is a [[Swiss people|Swiss]] [[football (soccer)|footballer]] currently playing for [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]. Berner plays predominantly as a left back, but has also been deployed in other roles, such as central defence, left wing and most recently in central midfield while at Leicester.
'''Bruno Georg Berner''' (born 21 November 1977) is a [[Swiss people|Swiss]] [[football (soccer)|footballer]] currently playing for [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]. Berner plays predominantly as a left back, but has also been deployed in other roles, such as central defence, left wing and most recently in central midfield while at Leicester.

Nev likes slurping Bruno Berner's bellend cheese.


He played for [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] and was a participant in the [[2004 UEFA European Championship]].<ref name="Switzerland National Squad 2004">{{cite web
He played for [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] and was a participant in the [[2004 UEFA European Championship]].<ref name="Switzerland National Squad 2004">{{cite web

Revision as of 04:57, 28 February 2010

Bruno Berner
Personal information
Full name Bruno Georg Berner
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2002 Grasshopper 66 (1)
2000 → Real Oviedo (loan) 1 (1)
2002–2005 SC Freiburg 76 (3)
2005–2007 FC Basel 42 (0)
2007 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 1 (0)
2007–2008 Blackburn Rovers 2 (0)
2008– Leicester City 59 (5)
International career‡
2001–2004 Switzerland 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:29, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:16, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Bruno Georg Berner (born 21 November 1977) is a Swiss footballer currently playing for Leicester City. Berner plays predominantly as a left back, but has also been deployed in other roles, such as central defence, left wing and most recently in central midfield while at Leicester.

He played for Switzerland and was a participant in the 2004 UEFA European Championship.[1]

Career

He has spent most of his career playing for Grasshopper Zürich, SC Freiburg, and FC Basel[2]

Berner moved to Blackburn Rovers for a nominal fee from FC Basel on January 30, 2007. He was given the squad number 25. On February 10, 2007 he played his first Premiership match for Blackburn, in a 1-0 defeat to Everton. He made his second start against Manchester City on December 27, 2007.[3] He was released from his contract on May 19, 2008, along with fellow Switzerland defender Stéphane Henchoz.

On 3 July 2008, Berner joined Norwich City on trial, joining up with the squad for pre-season training,[4] however he failed to gain a contract.[5]

Leicester City

On September 12, 2008, Berner joined Leicester City on a three-year contract and was issued the number 31 shirt.[6] The club had beaten the likes of Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest for his signature.[5] He made his debut in a Johnstone's Paint Trophy match against Lincoln City at the Walkers Stadium on 23 September, drawing 0-0 but winning 3-1 on penalties.[7] He scored a league goal in a 4-2 win over Huddersfield Town on 24 January 2009,[8] his first in four years.[9] He made a total of 32 league appearances, scoring 3 goals to help Leicester secure their promotion as League One champions.[10]

Berner was issued the number 15 shirt for the 2009-10 season, with an aim to reach the Championship play-offs.[10] After Leicester successfully reached sixth in the table by September 12, it came as no surprise to Berner, who insisted their promising start to the season is no more than they expected.[11] When he was absent with injury, the club failed to keep a clean sheet for seven matches.[12] It was not until Berner returned to the first team that Leicester finally kept a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw against Newcastle United on 30 January 2010.[13] He admitted he came close to getting a red card from referee Andre Marriner for a foul on Wayne Routledge.[14]

Honours

Grasshopper
Leicester City

Notes

  1. ^ "Switzerland National Squad 2004". Expert Football. 2007-01-30. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
  2. ^ "Bruno Berner Profile". Yahoo! Sport UK. 2007-01-30. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
  3. ^ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved February 28, 2007.
  4. ^ "Roeder runs rule over defenders". Sky Sports. 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  5. ^ a b "Battle for Berner hots up". Sky Sports. 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  6. ^ "Foxes Snare Swiss International". BBC Sport. 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
  7. ^ "Leicester 0-0 Lincoln City (aet)". BBC Sport. 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
  8. ^ "Leicester 4-2 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  9. ^ "Berner glad to see goals shared". BBC Sport. 2008-12-15. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  10. ^ a b "Berner aims for play-off places". BBC Sport. 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  11. ^ "Foxes form no surprise - Berner". BBC Sport. 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  12. ^ "Berner Back With A Bang". lcfc.com. 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  13. ^ "Leicester 0 - 0 Newcastle". BBC Sport. 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  14. ^ "Leicester City's Bruno Berner says he was close to a red card against Newcastle". Leicester Mercury. 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
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