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Marco Streller
Marco Streller (born 18 June 1981) is a
Marco Streller
Swiss former footballer who played as a
striker and is best known for his years with
FC Basel and the Switzerland national team.
He was the sporting director of FC Basel from
June 2017 until June 2019.[3][4] Since
February 2020 he works as a TV expert for
the Swiss Pay TV broadcaster Teleclub.[5]

Club career

Youth football
Streller was born in Basel and began his
youth football with local club FC Aesch,
coming through the ranks between 1988 and
1997. He then played three seasons for FC Streller in 2006
Arlesheim in the 2. Liga. Personal information
Full name Marco Streller[1]
Basel Date of birth 18 June 1981
Place of birth Basel, Switzerland
Streller started his professional football
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
career with local club FC Basel under
Position(s) Forward
manager Christian Gross in 2000. He played
his League debut in St. Jakob-Park being Youth career

substituted in during the 66th Minute at St. 1988–1997 FC Aesch

Jakob-Park on 11 July 2001 in the 3–1 home 1997–2000 FC Arlesheim
win against Servette. In the last minute of the Senior career*
game he scored an own goal, a deflected Years Team Apps (Gls)
header, after Servette had taken the last 2000–2004 Basel 20 (13)
corner kick.[6] 2001–2002 → Concordia Basel (loan) 30 (16)
2002–2003 → Thun (loan) 16 (8)
2004–2007 VfB Stuttgart 55 (9)
Loan to Concordia and Thun
2006 → 1. FC Köln (loan) 14 (3)
This was to remain Streller's only game for 2007–2015 Basel 213 (98)
Basel during this season because he was Total 348 (147)
loaned to feeder club FC Concordia Basel for
International career
the rest of the season. He scored 16 goals in
2001–2002 Switzerland U-20 3 (0)
30 starts in the Nationalliga B with
2002–2003 Switzerland U-21 13 (6)
Concordia, which made his home club and
2003–2011 Switzerland 37 (12)

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Gross sit up and take notice. They called him Managerial career
back in 2002, but after playing just three 2015–2017 Basel (sporting adviser)
[2]

games was loaned out again in January of the 2017–2019 Basel (sporting director)
following year to FC Thun. He scored eight *Club domestic league appearances and goals
goals in just 16 games for Thun and was
subsequently recalled to Basel, being promised first team football.

Basel
During the 2003–04 Swiss Super League season, he scored 13 goals in 16 games, thus gathering
the interest of a handful of Bundesliga clubs including VfB Stuttgart.

VfB Stuttgart and 1. FC Köln

Stuttgart eventually signed him ahead of the 2004–05 season. During his debut on 14 March
2005 he also scored his first goal for the VfB. But after returning from an injury he scored just
four goals in 28 matches in his two years in Stuttgart. Therefore, and to gain match practice, he
was loaned out to 1. FC Köln for their second half of the 2006 season. After returning from Köln,
where he made 14 starts, he scored five goals in 27 games as Stuttgart won the Championship,
but Streller still failed to impress the Stuttgart board of directors.

Basel
Stuttgart therefore allowed Streller to rejoin his boyhood heroes FC Basel on a free transfer in
June 2007.[7] This was his fourth spell at the club and it turned out to be very successful. He
was Basel's top goal-scorer during the 2007–08 season with twelve league goals and 16 goals in
all competitions. In the last game of the season Valentin Stocker and Marco Streller scored the
two goals in Basels 2–0 home win over BSC Young Boys and Basel won the championship.[8]

Streller missed the start of the 2008–09 season after returning from UEFA Euro 2008 injured.
He playing his first game of the season in a 1–0 Swiss Cup win over FC Schötz on 20 September
2008. During the 2008–09 Swiss Super League season Streller played 23 league games, scoring
six goals, but Basel finished just third in the League table, qualifying for the Europa League. In
the 2009–10 season Streller played 29 League games, scoring 21 goals, and Basel won the
Double. In the 2010–11 season Basel were able to defend the League Title, thus Streller won his
fourth Swiss League Medal.[9]

For the 2011–12 Swiss Super League season trainer Thorsten Fink named Marco Streller as
team captain.[10] He scored his first UEFA Champions League goal for Basel on 22 November in
the Group C tie in the Arena Națională, in Bucharest, as Basel won the away game against Oțelul
Galați 3–2.[11] At the end of the 2011–12 season, Streller won the Double, the League
Championship title[12] and the Swiss Cup[13] with Basel.

At the end of the 2012–13 Swiss Super League season Streller won the Championship title[14] for
the fourth time in a row and was Swiss Cup runner up with Basel.[15] In the 2012–13 UEFA
Europa League Basel advanced as far as the semi-finals, there being matched against the
reigning UEFA Champions League holders Chelsea, but were knocked out being beaten 5–2 on
aggregate.[16] In a very long season Basel played a total of 76 games (36 in the domestic League,
six in the Cup, 20 in Champions und Europa League, as well as 14 Test matches). Streller made

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62 appearances, of which 32 were in der domestic League, three in the Cup and 17 in the
Champions League and Europa League.

On 18 September 2013, he headed the winning goal away to Chelsea in the opening group game
of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League.[17] At the end of the 2013–14 Super League season,
Streller won his seventh league championship with Basel (fifth time in a row).[18] They also
reached the final of the 2013–14 Swiss Cup, but were beaten 2–0 by Zürich after extra time. In
the 2013–14 Champions League season, Basel finished in the group stage in third position to
qualify for Europa League knockout phase and here they advanced as far as the quarter-finals.
In their season 2013–14, with Murat Yakin as trainer, Basel played a total of 68 matches (36
Swiss Super League fixtures, six Swiss Cup, ten Champions League and six Europa League and
ten test matches). Streler totaled 44 appearances, 25 in the Super League, three in the Cup,
eight Champions League and two Europa League appearances, as well six in the test games. He
totaled 18 goals in these matches, of which ten were scored in the Super League, one in the
Champions League and two in the Europa League.[19]

The season 2014–15 was a very successful one for Basel and their captain Marco Streller. The
championship was won for the sixth time in a row that season[20] and in the 2014–15 Swiss Cup
they reached the final. But for the third season in a row, they finished as runners-up, losing 3–0
to FC Sion in the final. Basel entered the Champions League in the group stage and reached the
knockout phase as on 9 December 2014 they managed a 1–1 draw at Anfield against Liverpool.
[21] But then Basel then lost to Porto in the Round of 16. Basel played a total of 65 matches (36

Swiss League fixtures, six Swiss Cup, 8 Champions League and 15 test matches). Under trainer
Paulo Sousa Streller totaled 40 appearances, 24 League, one Cup, five Champions League, as
well 10 in test games. He scored 20 goals in these matches.[22]

At the end of the 2014–15 FC Basel season Streller retired from professional football. Between
the years 2000 to 2004 and again from 2007 to 2015 Streller played a total of 418 games for
Basel scoring a total of 185 goals. 233 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, 22 in the
Swiss Cup, 70 were in a UEFA European-competitions (Champions League, UEFA Cup Europa
League and UIC) and 93 were friendly games. He scored 111 goals in the domestic league, nine
in the domestic cup, 24 in European competitions and the other 41 were scored during the test
games.[23]

International career

Youth international
Streller represented Switzerland at Under-20 and Under-21 levels. He played his Swiss U-20
debut on 7 November 2001 in the 1–3 away defeat against the Dutch U-20 team. His U-21 debut
was on 21 August 2002 in the 1–0 home win against the Austrian U-21 team. He scored his first
goal for the U-21 on 15 January 2003 in the 2–3 defeat against the German U-21, in fact during
this game he scored both Swiss goals. Just four days later on 19 January 2003 he scored a hat-
trick against the Qatar national under-23 football team as the Swiss won 3–1.

Full international

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Streller played his debut as full international on 11 October 2003, being substituted in, during
the 2–1 home win against the Republic of Ireland in the final match of the Group 10 qualifying
match to the UEFA Euro 2004.[24] Streller was in the squad for the UEFA Euro 2004, but
pulled out due to injury.[25]

During a 2006 WC qualifier against Turkey, he was lashed at and kicked by Turkey player Alpay
Özalan. He played at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and during the tournament's final stage he
missed a spot-kick during his side's penalty shootout against Ukraine, who emerged victorious.

His substitution in the last friendly game before the Euro 2008, against the Principality of
Liechtenstein, was accompanied by catcalls from Swiss supporters, being dissatisfied with
Streller's performance in that game. As a consequence, Streller announced his international
retirement after the Euro 2008, citing he does not have "the full support of the fans". He was
bashed about announcing such a move in front of the tournament not only by the Swiss press.
Ottmar Hitzfeld, designated Swiss manager from July 2008, convinced Streller to continue his
international career.

Streller scored Switzerland's second goal in a 4–1 victory against Wales in a Euro 2012 qualifier
on 13 October 2010.

On 5 April 2011, he stepped down from the national team along with Alexander Frei, after being
sharply criticised by home fans following a 0–0 draw with Bulgaria for the Euro 2012 qualifier.
[26]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after
each Streller goal.

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List of international goals scored by Marco Streller

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition

16 November Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, 2006 World Cup

1 Turkey 2–3 2–4
2005 Istanbul, Turkey qualifier

2 Hardturm, Zürich, 2–0

3 June 2006 China 4–1 Friendly
3 Switzerland 4–0

6 September Stade de Genève, Geneva,

4 Costa Rica 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2006 Switzerland

11 October Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck,

5 Austria 1–2 1–2 Friendly
2006 Austria

7 February Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf,

6 Germany 1–3 1–3 Friendly
2007 Germany

22 March Lockhart Stadium, Fort

7 Jamaica 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2007 Lauderdale, United States

St. Jakob-Park, Basel,

8 2 June 2007 Argentina 1–1 1–1 Friendly
Switzerland

7 September Ernst-Happel-Stadion,
9 Chile 2–1 2–1 Friendly
2007 Vienna, Austria

10 13 October Letzigrund, Zürich, 1–0

Austria 3–1 Friendly
11 2007 Switzerland 3–1

12 October St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Euro 2012

12 Wales 2–1 4–1
2010 Switzerland qualifier

Honours
Basel[27]

Swiss Super League: 2003–04, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14,
2014–15
Swiss Cup: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12
VfB Stuttgart[27]

Bundesliga: 2006–07
Individual

Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2013–14,[28] 2014–15[29]

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External links
Marco Streller (https://web.archive.org/web/20110820121133/http://www.fcb.ch/sport/show/p
layerDetailByID/-/26278/72/9/36/-/-/25328) at FC Basel (in German)
Marco Streller (https://www.sfl-org.ch/superleague/klubs/fc-basel-1893/player/280863/seaso
n/202223) at Swiss Football League
Marco Streller (https://int.soccerway.com/players/marco-streller/227/) at Soccerway

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