Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 February 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Pfaffnau, Switzerland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | SC Kriens | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2006 | LUwin.ch | ||
2008 | SC Freiburg | 6[1] | (0) |
2008–2014 | SC Kriens | ||
2014– | FC Luzern | ||
International career | |||
Switzerland U-19 | |||
2007–2012 | Switzerland | 62 | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Rahel Graf (born 1 February 1989) is a Swiss women's footballer, who has 62 appearances for the national team. At club level, she plays for FC Luzern Frauen.
Graf grew up in Pfaffnau, Switzerland, and her father is a Lucerne councillor.[2] As of 2016, she lives in Ennetbürgen, and was studying social security.[2]
Graf played for LUwin.ch from 2004 to 2006.[2][a] She won the Nationalliga A,[2] and won the Swiss Women's Cup three times with them.[2][3] In 2005, Graf made her first appearance in the UEFA Women's Champions League, in a 5–1 win for LUwin.ch.[4]
In 2008, Graf transferred to German Frauen-Bundesliga team SC Freiburg, before moving to SC Kriens.[2] In 2014, she transferred to FC Luzern Frauen.[5] She captained FC Luzern as they reached the Swiss Women's Cup semi-final in 2018.[3]
Graf has 62 appearances for the Switzerland.[2] She played for Switzerland U-19 at the 2006 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[4] She made her senior debut in 2007.[2] She played for the senior team in 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification matches,[4] and was sent off in the first-leg playoff against Italy. Switzerland lost the match 1–0.[6] She made 19 further appearances for the national team between 2011 and 2013.[7]