Patrik Baumann
Encyclopedia
Patrik Baumann is a Swiss
footballer
who currently plays as a defender
for Servette FC
in the Swiss Challenge League.
youth system and usually plays as a centre-back but has also been deployed at right-back or in midfield. He first came in to the Basel team at the end of the 2006/07 season but played just one game during that campaign and one the following season, so he was loaned out to FC Concordia Basel
in January 2008 for six months to gain first-team experience. He became an important player for Concordia, playing thirteen games and scoring one goal, during his time there. He returned to FC Basel in the summer but Concordia were keen to acquire his services for another season and Basel allowed him to move there on another six month loan spell. He returned to Basel in the Summer of 2009 and joined on 2 September 2009 on trial to FC Schalke 04
. He joined Servette FC
in 2010 after spells with FC Solothurn
and SC Kriens
.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
who currently plays as a defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
for Servette FC
Servette FC
Servette FC is a Swiss football club, based in Geneva currently playing in the Swiss Super League. They were playing in the Swiss Challenge League, the second highest tier of Swiss football having been relegated from the Swiss Super League at the end of 2004/05 season...
in the Swiss Challenge League.
Football career
Baumann is a product of the FC BaselFC Basel
Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...
youth system and usually plays as a centre-back but has also been deployed at right-back or in midfield. He first came in to the Basel team at the end of the 2006/07 season but played just one game during that campaign and one the following season, so he was loaned out to FC Concordia Basel
FC Concordia Basel
FC Concordia Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. The club was founded in 1907. They play in the 2nd regional league which is the fifth level, and their home stadium is Rankhof Stadium....
in January 2008 for six months to gain first-team experience. He became an important player for Concordia, playing thirteen games and scoring one goal, during his time there. He returned to FC Basel in the summer but Concordia were keen to acquire his services for another season and Basel allowed him to move there on another six month loan spell. He returned to Basel in the Summer of 2009 and joined on 2 September 2009 on trial to FC Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
. He joined Servette FC
Servette FC
Servette FC is a Swiss football club, based in Geneva currently playing in the Swiss Super League. They were playing in the Swiss Challenge League, the second highest tier of Swiss football having been relegated from the Swiss Super League at the end of 2004/05 season...
in 2010 after spells with FC Solothurn
FC Solothurn
FC Solothurn is a Swiss football club based in Solothurn. The club has played in Nationalliga B , and currently plays at 1. Liga .-History:...
and SC Kriens
SC Kriens
SC Kriens is a football club based in Kriens, Switzerland. It was founded in 1944. They play at the Kleinfeld Stadium. Their local rival is FC Lucerne-Current squad:-Famous players:...
.