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Alain Geiger Biography and Timeline

Follow Alain Geiger through 1 dated historical records for Switzerland.

Alain Geiger, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1994–1994Years on this page

1994

Swiss Captain Returns to World Cup

Defender · Detroit · Sport / Football

Geiger captained Switzerland's defence as the team returned to the World Cup after a twenty-eight-year absence and reached the last sixteen.

Records, sources and methodology

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