Sébastien Barberis

Sébastien Barberis (born 31 May 1972) is a Swiss retired footballer who played mainly as defender or right winger. He is the son of Umberto Barberis.

Sébastien Barberis
Personal information
Full name Sébastien Barberis
Date of birth (1972-05-31) 31 May 1972
Place of birth Sion, Switzerland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender and/or Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 ES Malley 42 (6)
1992–1993 Lausanne Sports 4 (0)
1993–1997 Servette FC 111 (12)
1997–2005 FC Basel 224 (16)
2005–2007 FC Bulle 49 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2008
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 May 2008

Football career

Barberis started his football career with ES Malley in 1990 and then moved to Lausanne Sports in 1992 before moving to Servette FC one year later. After four seasons with Servette he moved to Swiss giants FC Basel in 1997.

Barberis joined Basel's first team for their 1997–98 season under head coach Jörg Berger. After playing in five test games, Barberis played his domestic league debut for his new club in the away game in the Olympique de la Pontaise on 9 July 1997 as Basel were beaten 0–3 by Lausanne-Sport.[1] He scored his first goal for the club on 13 September that year, in the away game in the Hardturm as Basel lost 2–3 against Grasshopper Club.[2]

Between the years 1997 and 2005 Barberis played a total of 416 games for Basel scoring a total of 28 goals. 223 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, later called Super League, 20 in the Swiss Cup, 39 in the UEFA competitions (Champions League, UEFA cup and UIC) and 134 were friendly games. He scored 16 goal in the domestic league, two in the Cup and the other 10 were scored during the test games.[3] With Basel he won three Swiss league titles and two Swiss Cups as well as progressing to the Second Group Stage of the UEFA Champions League.

Then in 2005, he signed for 1. Liga side FC Bulle on a free transfer. He retired from his active playing career at the end of the 2006/07 season.

References
  1. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (9 July 1997). "FC Lausanne-Sport - FC Basel 3:0 (2:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (13 September 1997). "Grasshopper Club - FC Basel 3:2 (2:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (2005). "Sébastien Barberis - FCB statistic". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

Sources
  • Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2189-1
  • Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
  • Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" Homepage
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