Ricardo Cabanas-Rey is a Swiss

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....

 football player who plays as a midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 for Grasshoppers.

Club career

Cabanas started his career with Grasshoppers Zürich and played there for several seasons, winning two league titles, before moving to Cologne

1. FC Köln

1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07....

. During this period, he also enjoyed a loan

Loan (football)

In sports, a loan involves a particular player being allowed to temporarily play for a club other than the one he is currently contracted to. Loan deals may last from a few weeks to all season-long....

 spell at Guingamp

Guingamp

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In June 2007, 1. FC Köln announced that Cabanas was to return to his previous club, Grasshoppers Zürich for an undisclosed fee.

Cabanas is a prolific scorer, which is even more impressive bearing in mind he played in central midfield.

International career

Cabanas is a member of the Switzerland national team

Switzerland national football team

The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...

 and was called up to the squad which participated in the 2006 World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...

 and the Euro 2008. He has also played for the (non-official) Galicia national team against Iran

Iran

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 and against Uruguay

Uruguay

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Personal life

His father, also called Ricardo Cabanas, played for Bellinzona

Bellinzona

Bellinzona is the administrative capital of the canton Ticino in Switzerland. The city is famous for its three castles that have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2000....

, and for 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:...

 in the 1980–81 season. His brother, Christian Cabanas Rey, also briefly played in the professional league. His cousin, Raúl Cabanas

Raul Cabanas

Raúl Cabanas is a Spanish-Swiss footballer who currently plays as midfielder for FC Wohlen in the Swiss Challenge League. He is the cousin of World Cup 2006, Euro 2004 and Euro 2008 Participant Ricardo Cabanas....

, played with Ricardo at Grasshoppers.

He has two children with his wife Deby.

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