Joseph Bossi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giuseppe Bossi | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Switzerland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933–1934 | FC Lausanne-Sport | ||
| 1934–1936 | FC Bern | ||
| 1936–1937 | CA Paris-Charenton | 17 | (9) |
| 1939–1940 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | ||
| 1940–1942 | FC Basel | 23 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 1933–1934 | Switzerland | 4 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joseph Bossi or Giuseppe Bossi (born 29 August 1911; date of death unknown) was a Swiss footballer who played for Switzerland in the 1934 FIFA World Cup.[1] Bossi is deceased. [2]
Club career
Having first played for Lausanne-Sport, Bossi moved on to play for FC Bern during the winter break of the 1933–34 Nationalliga season. He played in Bern for two and a half seasons and then joined CA Paris-Charenton. He returned to Switzerland after one season and played one season for La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Bossi joined
In the first half of their 1941–42 season Bossi was also a regular starter with the team. On 31 August 1941 in the first league game against SC Juventus Zürich their striker Alex Mathys scored seven goals as Basel won by 10–1.[7] There is no indication or evidence in the history books that this was not a goal scoring record for a single FCB player in a single match in the club's entire history. Bossi also scored a goal in this match.[8] Basel finished their season as winners of group, they managed 18 victories and 3 draws from their 22 games, just one defeat. The promotion play-offs were then 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, Bossi ended his active football career.
During his two seasons with the club, Bossi played a total of 39 games for Basel scoring a total of six goals. 23 of these games were in the 1st League, eight in the Swiss Cup and eight were friendly games. He scored three goal in the domestic league, two in the cup and the other was scored during the test games.[9]
International career
Bossi made his debut for the Swiss national team on 3 December 1933 in the Stadio Comunale Giovanni Berta. He scored his first goal for his country in the same game, but it could not help the team as they lost 2–5 against Italy. This game was part of the 1933–35 Central European International Cup.[10]
His second match was on 11 March 1934 as Switzerland won the away match 1–0 in Paris against France. The third match was 27 March, again in the 1933–35 Central European International Cup. Bossi scored a goal in this match in Charmilles Stadium in Geneva as well, but this could help the team either as they lost 2–3 against Austria.[11]
Bossi's last game for his country was on 27 May 1934 in the
References
- ^ "Switzerland". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ https://bolavip.com/mundial/Murio-el-ultimo-futbolista-presente-en-Italia-1934-20140313-0027.html
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Fribourg – FC Basel 1:3 (1:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "FC Basel – BSC Old Boys 4:3 (1:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "FC Basel – FC Fribourg 2:1 (2:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1940/41". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "FC Basel – SC Juventus Zürich 10:1 (6:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Zindel, Josef (2018), "Alex Mathys", Page 178, Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Giuseppe Bossi – FCB-Statistik". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "Italy vs Switzerland international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "Switzerland vs Austria international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "Switzerland – Netherlands Line-ups". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
Sources
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2189-1
- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" Homepage
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