hiː ðˈɛn mˈuːvd tə swˈɪtsɚlənd fɚðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ sˈɪks jˈɪɹz, skˈoːɹɪŋ ɐplˈɛnti fɔːɹ ˌeɪsˈiː luːɡˈɑːnoʊ, ɡɹˈæshɑːpɚ klˈʌb zˈuːɹɪtʃ ˈiːvən ðˌoʊ hiː ˈoʊnli plˈeɪd ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚli ɪn hɪz fˈɜːst jˈɪɹ ænd ˌɛfsˈiː bˈɑːzəl ænd wˈɪnɪŋ θɹˈiː nˈæʃənəl tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪps wɪððə sˈɛkənd tˈiːm.
He then moved to Switzerland for the following six years, scoring aplenty for AC Lugano, Grasshopper Club Zürich – even though he only played regularly in his first year – and FC Basel and winning three national championships with the second team.