Alain Geiger

• Full name: Alain Geiger
• Date of birth: 21 October 1960
• Place of birth: Sion, Valais, Switzerland
• Nationality: Swiss
• Position: Centre-back (central defender)

Club career (selected)

• FC Sion – Youth and multiple spells; began professional career and later returned
• Servette FC – Swiss top-flight club
• Neuchâtel Xamax – Swiss Super League
• Eintracht Frankfurt – Bundesliga (Germany)
• AS Saint-Étienne – Ligue 1 (France)
• FC Lugano – Swiss club
• Geiger retired from playing in the late 1990s after a long domestic and international club career.

International career (Switzerland)

• National team: Switzerland
• Caps: 112 (all-time appearance leader for Switzerland for a period; one of the first Swiss players to reach 100+ caps)
• Goals: 5
• Years active: 1979–1996
• Participated in World Cup qualifying and European Championship qualifying campaigns; notable leader and captain for Switzerland in many matches.

Style of play and reputation

• Commanding, experienced central defender known for leadership, aerial strength and organizational ability.
• Respected veteran presence for club and country throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.

After playing career

• Moved into coaching and management roles, including positions at Swiss clubs and elsewhere; worked as a manager and technical director at various levels.

Honours (highlights)

• Multiple domestic honours with Swiss clubs (FC Sion among them).
• Recognized as one of Switzerland’s most-capped and influential players of his generation.