Philippe Sylvain Senderos was born on 14 February 1985 and is a Swiss retired professional footballer who played as a defender.
33 Facts About Philippe Senderos
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Philippe Senderos made 116 appearances over seven seasons with the North London club, and won the FA Cup in 2005.
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Philippe Senderos then had brief spells at clubs in Spain, England, Scotland, Switzerland and the United States.
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Philippe Senderos was included in the Swiss squads for three FIFA World Cups and at UEFA Euro 2008.
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Philippe Senderos came up through the youth team set up at Swiss club Servette.
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Philippe Senderos signed for Arsenal in December 2002, though he remained working at Servette until the following summer.
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Philippe Senderos himself claimed he made the right decision joining the Gunners.
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Shortly after joining Arsenal, Philippe Senderos' start did not come as planned after he suffered a recurrence of a back problem for six weeks and another injury on a fractured bone in his foot, leaving him out for the rest of the season.
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Philippe Senderos eventually fell out of favour with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.
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Philippe Senderos quickly incurred an injury and struggled to make the first team ahead of centre-backs Paolo Maldini and Kakha Kaladze, but finally made his first full appearance for the Rossoneri in a UEFA Cup group stage match against Braga, and came on as a substitute for his first Serie A appearance, against Fiorentina, approximately halfway through the season.
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Philippe Senderos returned to Arsenal at the end of the season having made only three appearances, two in the Premier League and one in the UEFA Europa League.
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On 8 June 2010, Philippe Senderos signed a three-year deal with Fulham on a free transfer.
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Philippe Senderos underwent surgery and was expected to be out for 6 months.
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Philippe Senderos finally made his debut for Fulham on 30 April 2011 against Sunderland.
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On 1 March 2013, Philippe Senderos signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at the West London club until June 2014.
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On 31 January 2014, Philippe Senderos joined Valencia from Fulham with just hours remaining before the transfer window was due to close.
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On 5 June 2014, Philippe Senderos joined Aston Villa on a two-year contract.
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On 29 January 2016, just days after being released by Aston Villa, Philippe Senderos returned to his native Switzerland to sign for Grasshoppers on a six-month contract.
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Philippe Senderos made just two appearances in the regular season for a Dynamo squad that finished fourth in the Western Conference.
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Philippe Senderos would appear in every game of the 2018 US Open Cup as he helped the Dynamo win their first such title in club history.
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Philippe Senderos picked up a hamstring injury in the final that forced him to miss the rest of the season.
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Philippe Senderos's contract expired at the end of the 2018 season and the Dynamo decided to not re-sign him.
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On 10 September 2019, Philippe Senderos signed with Swiss Challenge League side Chiasso.
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Philippe Senderos is a former youth international and has played at all levels of football from the under-15s upward for Switzerland, though he was eligible to play for Spain or Serbia through his parents.
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Philippe Senderos was captain of the Swiss under-17 squad that won the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
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Philippe Senderos broke his nose and suffered shoulder ligament damage in the match, which ruled him out of the remainder of Switzerland's World Cup campaign.
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Philippe Senderos was part of the Swiss squad at the UEFA Euro 2008 finals, appearing in all three group matches as the team failed to qualify for the knockout stages.
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Philippe Senderos was chosen in the Swiss squad for the 2014 World Cup, his third World Cup.
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Philippe Senderos was omitted from the Switzerland squad for Euro 2016.
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Philippe Senderos is a child of Serbian and Spanish immigrants.
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On 20 July 2009, Philippe Senderos married Sara, an English woman of Iranian descent.
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Philippe Senderos speaks six languages: English, French, Serbian, Spanish, German and Italian.
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Philippe Senderos's brother Julien was a professional basketball player until 2011.