Sandro Burki (born 16 September 1985) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the sporting director of FC Aarau.Sandro Burki wird 32 – das ist die Geburtstagsbotschaft von Sportreporter Ruedi Kuhn‚ aargauerzeitung.ch, 16 September 2016
Club career Burki began his career with FC Zürich. Burki caught the attention of numerous clubs, eventually signing for FC Bayern Munich. However, the move was not successful, and was subsequently criticised by Swiss Football Association Technical Director Hansruedi Hasler claiming that "The examples of Philippe Senderos and Sandro Burki, who were both U17 European champions, show how important the choice of team is."Hansruedi Hasler wants to lead the juniors to the top Credit Suisse Online, 19 August 2008
Returning within a year to the Swiss leagues, he played for BSC Young Boys, FC Wil and FC Vaduz before signing for FC Aarau, to whom he is contracted until 30 June 2011.Profile FC Aaru
International career Burki is a former youth international and was in the Swiss U-17 squad that won the 2002 U-17 European Championships.
He made his senior Switzerland international debut against Cyprus on 22 August 2008, after which he was linked in the press with a move to Celtic.Aarau play down Burki Celtic link BBC Sport, 25 September 2008
Honours UEFA U-17 European Champion: 2002
References
External links FC Aarau profile
Kader – Sandro Burki Swiss Football League