hiː plˈeɪd mˈeɪnli æz ɐ sˈɛntɚbˈæk dᵻspˈaɪt bˌiːɪŋ ˈoʊnli wˈʌn.ˈeɪɾi ˈɛm ɪn ɐ kɚɹˈɪɹ ðæt lˈæstᵻd twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz, ænd mˌeɪd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz æɾ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl lˈɛvəl, bˌiːɪŋ swˈɪtsɚləndz sˈɛkənd mˈoʊst kˈæpt plˈeɪɚ bᵻhˌaɪnd hˈaɪnz hˈɜːmən.
He played mainly as a centre-back despite being only 1.80m in a career that lasted 20 years, and made 112 appearances at international level, being Switzerland's second most capped player behind Heinz Hermann.