Ricardo Cabanas
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{{Football player infobox| playername= Ricardo Cabanas
| fullname = Ricardo Cabanas Rey
| image = [[Image:Cabanas061115.jpg|250px]]
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1979|4|20}}
| cityofbirth = [[Zürich]]
| countryofbirth = [[Switzerland]]
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}
| currentclub = [[Grasshoppers Zürich|Grasshoppers]]
| clubnumber = 15
| playing position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears = 1986-1992<br/>1992-1997
| youthclubs = [[SCI Juventus Zürich]]<br/>[[Grasshoppers Zürich|Grasshoppers]]
| years = 1997-2006<br/>2003-2004<br/>2006-2007<br>2007-present
| clubs = [[Grasshoppers Zürich|Grasshoppers]]<br/>→ [[EA Guingamp|Guingamp]] ''(loan)''<br/>[[FC Köln]]<br>[[Grasshoppers Zürich|Grasshoppers]]
| caps(goals) = 198 (42)<br/>{{0}}17 {{0}}(0)<br/>{{0}}41 {{0}}(2)<br>{{0}}23 {{0}}(4)
| nationalyears = 2001-present
| nationalteam = [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]
| nationalcaps(goals) = {{0}}49 {{0}}(4)
| pcupdate = 9 June 2008
| ntupdate = 9 June 2008
}}
'''Ricardo Cabanas''' (born [[20 April]] [[1979]] in [[Zürich]]) is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[football (soccer)]] player who plays as a [[midfielder (soccer)|midfielder]] for [[Grasshoppers Zürich|Grasshoppers]]. He is of [[Galician people|Galician]] descent.
Cabanas started his career with [[Grasshoppers Zürich]] and played there for several seasons before moving to [[1. FC Köln|Cologne]]. During this period, he also enjoyed a [[loan (football)|loan]] spell at [[Guingamp]].
He is a member of the [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland national team]] and was called up to the squad which participated in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]].
In June 2007, 1. FC Köln announced that Cabanas was to return to his previous club, [[Grasshoppers Zürich]] for an undisclosed fee. <br /> Cabanas was a prolific scorer, which is even more impressive bearing in mind he played in central midfield. Some believe that Cabanas is one of the best ever players Switzerland has produced. He has also played once for the (non-official) [[Galicia national football team|Galicia national team.]]
== Personal life ==
He is the son of [[Ricardo Cabanas Snr.]], who last played for [[SC Kriens]] in the 1980-1981 season. His brother [[Christian Cabanas]] also briefly played in the professional league. His cousin, [[Raúl Cabanas]] played with Ricardo at Grasshopper.
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[[Category:UEFA Euro 2004 players]]
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[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Germany]]
[[Category:En Avant Guingamp players]]
[[Category:FC Cologne players]]
[[Category:Swiss Super League players]]
[[Category:Ligue 1 players]]
[[Category:First Bundesliga footballers]]
[[Category:Grasshopper-Club Zürich players]]
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