Didier Gigon

Didier Gigon (born 10 March 1968) is a Swiss former footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s.

Didier Gigon
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-03-10) 10 March 1968
Place of birth Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1988 FC Biel-Bienne 37 (7)
1988–1991 Neuchâtel Xamax 58 (4)
1991–1993 Lausanne-Sport 47 (5)
1993–1995 Basel 35 (1)
1995–1998 Neuchâtel Xamax 66 (4)
1998–1999 Sing Tao
1999 F.C. Alverca
1999–2000 Neuchâtel Xamax 35 (1)
2000–2001 Étoile Carouge 16 (4)
National team
1990 Switzerland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Biel/Bienne, Gigon started playing professionally with his local side FC Biel-Bienne in 1986 before moving to Neuchâtel Xamax in 1988. In 1991, he signed for Lausanne-Sport then moved on to FC Basel in 1993. Two years later, he returned to Neuchâtel Xamax where he played for three seasons. During the 1998–99 season he played for Sing Tao of Hong Kong and Portugal's F.C. Alverca and returned to Switzerland late in the season to play for Neuchâtel Xamax for a third time. Étoile Carouge signed him in 2000 and he retired in the summer of 2001.

He earned one cap for the Swiss national team in 1990.

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