Marco Wölfli

Marco Wölfli (born 22 August 1982) is a retired Swiss professional football goalkeeper who played for Young Boys in the Swiss Super League.

Marco Wölfli
Wölfli playing for Young Boys in 2017
Personal information
Full name Marco Wölfli
Date of birth (1982-08-22) 22 August 1982
Place of birth Grenchen, Switzerland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1991–1997 Fulgor Grenchen
1997–1998 FC Solothurn
1998–1999 Young Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2020 Young Boys 490 (0)
2002–2003 → Thun (loan) 11 (0)
Total 501 (0)
National team‡
2001–2004 Switzerland U-21 25 (0)
2008–2013 Switzerland 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2013-06-15

Club career

Wölfli made his league debut for Young Boys during their 1999–2000 Nationalliga B campaign. Two years later, limited opportunities with the first team saw him move to FC Thun, where he won promotion to the Nationalliga A and established himself as a good prospect. He returned to Young Boys in the summer of 2003, quickly cementing himself as the Bern club's first choice goalkeeper.

After the retirement of veteran striker Thomas Häberli, Wölfli was named club captain by manager Vladimir Petkovic prior to the 2009–10 season.[1] He is currently the longest tenured player at the club. In November 2010 he extended his contract to last until 30 June 2015.[2]

He was part of the Young Boys squad that won the Swiss Super League for the first time in 32 years in 2017–18 season.[3]

Wölfli retired at the end of the 2019-20 season, after helping Young Boys win their third consecutive Super League title. His final appearance was in a 3-1 win against St Gallen on August 3, 2020, playing 72 minutes before being subbed off to a standing ovation.

International career

He earned his first international cap for Switzerland in the friendly match against Finland on 19 November 2008. After his injury on 9 December Wölfli lost his number one status at Young Boys and has since not played for Switzerland anymore.

Honours

Young Boys

References
  1. Der Bund – Als Captain in die Heimat
  2. "Wölfli und Nef bleiben langfristig bei YB!". BSC Young Boys (in German). 24 November 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  3. "Soccer - Young Boys end 32-year wait for Swiss title and end Basel dominance". Reuters. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. "Young Boys wins Swiss league title in 54th week of season". Washington Post. Associated Press. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  5. "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate". www.football.ch (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2020.


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