Patrick Müller
Personal information
Full name	Patrick Müller
Date of birth	17 December 1976 (1976-12-17) (age 31)
Place of birth	Genève, Switzerland
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Olympique Lyonnais
Number	4
Youth clubs
1984–1994 1994–1995	FC Meyrin Servette
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995–1998 1998–2000 2000–2004 2004 2005–2006 2006–2008	Servette Grasshopper-Club Zürich Olympique Lyonnais RCD Mallorca FC Basel Olympique Lyonnais	104 (4) 036 (1) 131 (2) 006 (0) 013 (1) 033 (1)
National team2
1998–	Switzerland	076 (3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:19, 18 May 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 12:00, 7 August 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Patrick Müller (born 17 December 1976 in Geneva) is a Swiss professional footballer of Austrian descent who currently plays as a defender for Olympique Lyonnais.

Club career

Müller began his career at FC Meyrin before moving on to Servette. He also played in Switzerland for Grasshoppers in Zürich. His talent was noted by the French club Olympique Lyonnais, who signed him. He has also played for Real Mallorca and FC Basel.

International career

Müller plays for the Swiss national football team on a regular basis and was called into the squad for the 2006 World Cup. He is infamous for several incidents were he blocked balls with his hands during the 2006 World Cup^{[citation needed]}.

Personal life

Müller has a wife named Katia and has two children, daughter Norah (born 30 April 2004) and son Dan (born 5 March 2006). He holds dual nationality, Swiss and Austrian.