Rudolf Wirz (footballer)

Rudolf Wirz
Personal information
Full name Rudolf Wirz
Date of birth 1918
Place of birth Switzerland
Date of death 5 November 1988(1988-11-05) (aged 69–70)
Place of death Basel, Switzerland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1941–1948 FC Basel 51 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rudolf Wirz (1918 – 5 November 1988) was a Swiss footballer who played for FC Basel. He played as midfielder.

Wirz joined Basel's first team in their 1941–42 season as they played in the 1. Liga under player-manager Eugen Rupf. Wirz played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game at the Landhof on 12 October 1941 as Basel won 4–0 against Chiasso.[1] Basel finished their season as winners of group East and qualified promotion play-offs against group West winners FC Bern. The 1st leg was the away tie, this ended with a goalless draw. Basel won the 2nd leg at home at the Landhof 3–1 to achieve Promotion.[2]

Between the years 1941 and 1948 Wirz played a total of 81 games for Basel without scoring a goal. 51 of these games were in the Swiss Serie A, 11 in the Swiss Cup and 19 were friendly games.[3]

References

  1. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - FC Chiasso 4:0 (3:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1941/42". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Rudolf Wirz". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

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