Steven Zuber
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 August 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Winterthur, Zürich, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Right winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2001 | FC Kollbrunn-Rikon | ||
2001–2002 | FC Turbenthal | ||
2002–2006 | Winterthur | ||
2006–2008 | Grasshopper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2013 | Grasshopper | 119 | (21) |
2013–2014 | CSKA Moscow | 29 | (1) |
2014– | 1899 Hoffenheim | 29 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2007–2008 | Switzerland U17 | 9 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Switzerland U19 | 9 | (3) |
2010–2012 | Switzerland U21 | 18 | (5) |
2012 | Switzerland Olympic | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2016. |
Steven Zuber (born 17 August 1991) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1899 Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga.
Early Life
Steven Zuber was born on 17 August 1991 in Winterthur, Zürich, Switzerland to Walter and Susanne Zuber. He has five siblings: Melanie, Kevin, Severin, David, and Marvin.[1] On May 27, 2015, Steven married his long-time girlfriend, Mirjana Vasovic.[2]
Club career
Grasshopper
He made his first-team debut for Grasshopper on 12 July 2008 in the Intertoto Cup second round, second leg match against KS Besa, where he came on as an 83rd-minute substitute. Soon after that, on 3 August 2008, he made his first league appearance for Grasshopper, in a 1–1 draw with FC Vaduz in the Swiss Super League.
CSKA Moscow
On 5 July 2013, Zuber signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League Champions CSKA Moscow.[3] Zuber made his CSKA Moscow debut on 13 July 2013, against Zenit St. Petersburg in the 2013 Russian Super Cup, which CSKA won 3–0.[4] Zuber made his league debut 4 days later on 17 July against Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.[5]
Hoffenheim
On 14 August 2014, Zuber moved to 1899 Hoffenheim.[6] Hoffenheim signed Steven to a four-year deal.[7]
International career
A member of the 2007–08 Switzerland U-17 squad, he was named as an alternate for the UEFA U-17 Championship held in May 2008. Zuber was a member of the Switzerland national football team that participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. [8]
Honours
Club
- Grasshopper
- CSKA
- Russian Premier League (1): 2013–14
- Russian Super Cup (1): 2013
References
- ↑ "Steven Zuber". Steven Zuber. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ↑ http://www.schweizer-illustrierte.ch/stars/schweiz/steven-zuber-freundin-marjana-vasovic-hochzeit-baur-au-lac-fifa
- ↑ "Zuber joins PFC CSKA". http://pfc-cska.com/en/. Retrieved 5 July 2013. External link in
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(help) - ↑ "CSKA Moskva vs. Zenit 3 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ "Ural vs. CSKA Moskva". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ "Steven Zuber left PFC CSKA for Hoffenheim". http://en.pfc-cska.com. PFC CSKA Moscow. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014. External link in
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(help) - ↑ http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11881/9421639/transfer-news-hoffenheim-sign-winger-steven-zuber-from-cska-moscow-on-a-four-year-deal
- ↑ "Steven Zuber". Steven Zuber. Retrieved 4 July 2014.