1. Philipp Degen reached the last 16 in the 2006 World Cup with Switzerland and was selected again for Euro 2008 but did not play any games.
19 Facts About Philipp Degen
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Philipp Degen began his professional career at the local Swiss club FC Basel, playing four seasons in the first team before moving to Borussia Dortmund.
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Philipp Degen spent three years at the German club, his last season being marred by injury.
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Philipp Degen signed for Liverpool on a free transfer on 3 July 2008, his stay at Liverpool was blemished by many injuries.
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Philipp Degen played his youth football, together with his twin brother David, with local amateur club FC Oberdorf.
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Philipp Degen was substituted in the 54th minute for Mario Cantaluppi, who had suffered a knee injury.
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Philipp Degen was then signed by Borussia Dortmund of the German Bundesliga and in three seasons at the club he made 68 first team appearances, scoring one goal.
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On 3 July 2008, Philipp Degen signed a four-year contract with Liverpool after a bosman free transfer.
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Philipp Degen's strength is going forward and I am confident he will be prove to be a quality addition to our squad.
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Philipp Degen got his first Premier League start in an away match against Fulham on 31 October 2009, in place of the injured Glen Johnson.
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On 10 February 2010, Philipp Degen started the game against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
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On 21 July 2010, Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson announced that Philipp Degen was free to look for a new club after a meeting between the pair and on 8 August 2010 it was announced that Philipp Degen was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart until the end of the season.
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Under trainer Paulo Sousa Philipp Degen totaled 33 appearances, 18 League, 2 Cup, 1 Champions League, as well 12 in test games.
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Between the years 2001 to 2005 and again from 2011 to 2016 Philipp Degen played a total of 333 games for Basel scoring a total of 18 goals.
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Philipp Degen scored eleven goals in the domestic league, one in the cup, one in the Champions League and the other five were scored during the test games.
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Philipp Degen has represented Switzerland at various age levels including Under-17s, Under-19s, Under-20s and Under-21s.
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Philipp Degen played for the Swiss team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, until they were knocked out on penalties by Ukraine in the last 16.
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However, the host nation were knocked out in the group stage of the tournament and Philipp Degen did not make any appearances.
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Philipp Degen's twin brother, David, was a footballer and has played for FC Basel too.