Bruno Berner
Personal information
Full name	Bruno Georg Berner
Date of birth	November 21, 1977 (1977-11-21) (age 32)
Place of birth	Zurich, Switzerland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Leicester City
Number	15
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997–2002 2000 2002–2005 2005–2007 2007 2007–2008 2008–	Grasshopper → Real Oviedo (loan) SC Freiburg FC Basel → Blackburn Rovers (loan) Blackburn Rovers Leicester City	66 (1) 01 (1) 76 (3) 42 (0) 01 (0) 02 (0) 48 (4)
National team2
2001–2004	Switzerland	16 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:02, 7 November 2009 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 07:16, 29 December 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

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]

[edit] 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]

[edit] 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]

[edit] Honours

Grasshopper

• Swiss Super League: 2000-01

Leicester City

• League One: 2008-09

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Bruno Berner career stats at Soccerbase

v • d • e Switzerland squad – UEFA Euro 2004 1 Stiel • 2 Haas • 3 Berner • 4 Henchoz • 5 Murat Yakin • 6 Vogel • 7 Cabanas • 8 Wicky • 9 Frei • 10 Hakan Yakin • 11 Chapuisat • 12 Zuberbühler • 13 Zwyssig • 14 Magnin • 15 Gygax • 16 Celestini • 17 Spycher • 18 Huggel • 19 Barnetta • 20 Müller • 21 Rama • 22 Vonlanthen • 23 Roth • Coach: Kuhn