Swiss football player (1929-2004)
Walter Bielser|
| Full name |
Walter Bielser |
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| Date of birth |
(1929-05-20)20 May 1929 |
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| Place of birth |
Pratteln, Switzerland |
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| Date of death |
10 August 2004(2004-08-10) (aged 75) |
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| Place of death |
Pratteln, Switzerland |
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| Position(s) |
Forward |
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FC Pratteln |
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FC Aesch |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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FC Aesch |
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Biel-Bienne |
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| 1951–1952 |
Lausanne-Sport |
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| 1952–1954 |
FC Basel |
47 |
(15) |
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| 1954–1955 |
Biel-Bienne |
23 |
(5) |
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| 1955–1957 |
FC Basel |
19 |
(4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Walter Bielser (20 May 1929 – 10 August 2004) was a Swiss footballer who played mainly as a forward, but also as a midfielder.
Bielser played his youth football for FC Pratteln and then moved on to FC Aesch. As senior he played for Biel-Bienne and Lausanne-Sport before he moved to Basel for the first time. After two seasons he again played for Biel-Bienne before returning to Basel. Between 1952 and 1957 Bielser played 106 games for Basel and scored of 32 goals; 66 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, 8 in the Swiss Cup and 32 were friendly games. He scored 19 goals in the domestic league, 3 in the Cup and the other 10 during the test games.[1]
The biggest success in his football career was as Basel won the championship title in the 1952–53 season. During this season Bielser played 21 league games and scored 9 goals for the club.[2] Joint with Walter Bannwart and René Bader, Bielser was the team's second most successful league scorer with 9 goals for the club, behind Josef Hügi with 32.
Private life
Bielser was the eldest of three children. He grew up in Pratteln and did his apprenticeship as a printer. Bielser married Heidi Schillinger and together they had three daughters. In 1960 he made himself self-employed and founded his own printing company, which he ran until his retirement.[3]
Honours
FC Basel
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