Daniel Imhof
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Wendel Imhof | ||
Date of birth | 22 November 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Wil, Switzerland | ||
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Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–1996 | Bulkley Valley Blast | ||
1996–1998 | University of Victoria | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–1999 | FC Wil | 33 | (3) |
1999–2005 | St. Gallen | 152 | (9) |
2005–2009 | VfL Bochum | 94 | (5) |
2010–2012 | St. Gallen | 44 | (1) |
Total | 323 | (18) | |
International career‡ | |||
2000–2010 | Canada | 37 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 May 2010 |
Daniel Wendel Imhof (born 22 November 1977 in Wil, Switzerland) is a retired Canadian footballer who last played for St. Gallen.
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Club career
Early life
He was born in Switzerland but his parents, Wendel and Edith Imhof, immigrated to Canada when he was four. Imhof grew up in Smithers, British Columbia and started a study to become a sport teacher at the University of Victoria. In this period he was key player of the university's soccer team. His two brothers play in the lower leagues in Switzerland; Dominic Imhof plays for FC Tuggen and Christoph Imhof played for FC Gossau. He also has a younger sister, Angela Imhof.
Switzerland
During the spring of 1998 Imhof went to Europe in order to secure a place in a European football club. Relatives had arranged for him to take part in a training session at their local Swiss Second Division club FC Wil, after which Marcel Koller, the head coach, offered him his first professional contract. Two years later Imhof followed Koller to his next club, FC St.Gallen with whom he would win the Swiss Super League.
VfL Bochum
During the summer of 2005 Imhof followed coach Koller to a new club for the second time by joining German 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum. In 2006, after Imhof's first season with Bochum, the club was promoted to the Bundesliga. When Imhof's contract expired in 2007, Bochum was at first reluctant to offer him a new contract as Imhof had not seen consistent playing time during the previous season due to injury. However, as Bochum were unable to find an adequate replacement for Imhof, he was offered a new one year contract. Ironically, Imhof appeared in the majority of matches for Bochum during the 2007–08 season, and following the season it was rumoured that clubs such as Middlesbrough F.C. of the English Premier League, and Celtic F.C. of the Scottish Premier League were interested in him.
Return to St. Gallen
On 14 January 2010, he announced his return to FC St. Gallen, leaving VfL Bochum and the Bundesliga after four and half years.[1]
International career
He made his debut for Canada in an October 2000 World Cup qualification match against Panama. As of November 2009, he has earned a total of 36 caps, scoring no goals.[2] He has represented Canada in 13 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[3] He has also played at the 2001 Confederations Cup.
Honours
Club
- FC St. Gallen
- VfL Bochum
References
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- ↑ Daniel Imhof – FIFA competition record
External links
- Home Page – Daniel Imhof Online Soccer Coaching Academy
- Daniel Imhof at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Football Database Profile
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- Living people
- People from the canton of St. Gallen
- Swiss emigrants to Canada
- Canadian people of Swiss-German descent
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Association football midfielders
- Canadian soccer players
- Canada men's international soccer players
- 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Swiss expatriate footballers
- Swiss expatriates in Germany
- FC Wil 1900 players
- FC St. Gallen players
- VfL Bochum players
- Swiss Super League players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany