André Abegglen

André Abegglen
Abegglen wearing the Swiss team uniform
Personal information
Date of birth 7 March 1909
Place of birth Neuchatel, Switzerland
Date of death 8 November 1944(1944-11-08) (aged 35)
Place of death Zurich, Switzerland
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926–1927 Grasshoppers 10 (4)
1927–1928 Etoile Carouge 13 (6)
1928–1929 Cantonal Neuchâtel 14 (8)
1930–1934 Grasshoppers 82 (83)
1934–1937 Sochaux 61 (51)
1937–1942 Servette 103 (63)
1942–1944 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 37 (25)
Total 320 (240)
International career
1927–1943 Switzerland 52 (29)
Managerial career
1936 Sochaux
1937–1942 Servette
1942–1944 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

André Abegglen (7 March 1909 – 8 November 1944) was a Swiss football player and manager. As a striker he played for Grasshoppers, French club Sochaux and the Switzerland national team, for whom he appeared in two World Cups. He is the brother of Max Abegglen and Jean Abegglen, both players of the Swiss national team. He died in 1944, at the age of just 35.

Club career

In France, with Sochaux, he was the league champion in 1934–35 and 1937–38, and was the top goal-scorer of the former, with 30 goals in 28 appearances.[2]

International career

On 2 November 1930, Abbeglen scored his only hat-trick for Switzerland in a friendly against the Netherlands. He was the shared top goal scorer of the 1931–32 Central European International Cup with eight goals, alongside István Avar of Hungary.[3] With 12 goals in the Central European International Cup, he is the third highest scorer in the competition's history, only behind Ferenc Puskas (15) and György Sárosi (17), both from Hungary. He played in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, scoring one goal, and in the 1938 FIFA World Cup, where he scored three goals against Germany, one in the round of 16 that ended in a 1–1 draw and two more in the replay, won by Switzerland 4–2.[4] In total, he scored 29 goals in 52 matches for the Swiss team.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abegglen goal.
List of international goals scored by André Abegglen[5][6]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 March 1929 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands 3–1 3–2 Friendly
2 14 April 1929 Stadion Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland  Hungary 2–1 4–5 1927–30 Central European Cup
3 3–3
4 2 November 1930 Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland  Netherlands 1–1 6–3 Friendly
5 4–1
6 6–2
7 29 March 1931 Stadion Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland  Italy 1–0 1–1 1931–32 Central European Cup
8 12 April 1931 Hungária körúti stadion, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 1–1 2–6 1931–32 Central European Cup
9 2–1
10 29 November 1931 Stadion Rankhof, Basel, Switzerland  Austria 1–1 1–8 1931–32 Central European Cup
11 20 March 1932 Stadion Neufeld, Bern, Switzerland  France 2–1 3–3 Friendly
12 3–3
13 17 April 1932 Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland  Czechoslovakia 1–0 5–1 1931–32 Central European Cup
14 3–0
15 19 June 1932 Stadion Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland  Hungary 3–1 3–1 1931–32 Central European Cup
16 23 October 1932 Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria  Austria 1–3 1–3 1931–32 Central European Cup
17 12 March 1933 Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland  Belgium 2–1 3–3 Friendly
18 3–2
19 27 May 1934 San Siro, Milan, Italy  Netherlands 3–1 3–2 1934 World Cup round of 16
20 14 April 1935 Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland  Hungary 4–0 6–2 1933–35 Central European Cup
21 6–1
22 27 October 1935 Charmilles Stadium, Geneva, Switzerland  France 1–1 2–1 Friendly
23 10 November 1935 Üllői úti stadion, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 4–1 6–1 Friendly
24 13 March 1938 Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland  Poland 3–3 3–3 Friendly
25 21 May 1938 Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland  England 2–1 2–1 Friendly
26 4 June 1938 Parc des Princes, Paris, France  Germany 1–1 1–1 1938 World Cup round of 16
27 9 June 1938 Parc des Princes, Paris, France  Germany 3–2 4–2 1938 World Cup round of 16 replay
28 4–2
29 14 May 1939 Stade de Sclessin, Liège, Belgium  Belgium 1–0 2–1 Friendly

Honours

Grasshoppers

Sochaux

Servette

Individual

References

  1. ^ "André Abegglen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Les joueurs suisses qui ont marqué le Championnat de France". L'Équipe (in French). Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2006.
  3. ^ "Central European International Cup 1931-1932 results". football.eu. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. ^ "World Cup 1934 finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  5. ^ "André "Trello" Abegglen III - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  6. ^ "André Abegglen". football.eu. Retrieved 28 May 2022.