Leopold Kielholz
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 June 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Basel, Switzerland | ||
Date of death | 4 June 1980 | (aged 68)||
Place of death | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
Position(s) |
Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1927–1928 | BSC Old Boys | ||
1928–1930 |
Black Stars Basel | ||
1930–1932 | Basel | 34 | (23) |
1932–1935 | Servette | ||
1935–1936 | FC Bern | ||
1936–1937 | Reims | ||
1937–1938 | St. Gallen | ||
1938–1943 | Young Fellows Juventus[1] | ||
International career | |||
1933–1938 | Switzerland | 17 | (12) |
Managerial career | |||
1936–1937 | Reims | ||
1950–1953 | Switzerland | ||
1954–1958 | Switzerland | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leopold "Poldi" Kielholz (9 June 1911 – 4 June 1980[2]) was a Swiss
Football career
Club
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Between the years 1930 and 1932 Kielholz played a total of 51 games for Basel scoring a total of 39 goals. 34 of these games were in the Swiss Seirie A, five in the Swiss Cup and 12 were friendly games. He scored 23 goals in the domestic league, four in the cup and the other 12 were scored during the test games.[6]
In 1932 Kielholz transferred to Servette. The clubs that he played for while participating in these two World Cup tournaments were FC Servette and Young Fellows Juventus. He also played for Stade de Reims between 1936 and 1937.[7]
International
Kielholz gave his made his debut for the Swiss national team in 1933. He played a total of 17 games and scored 12 goals for Switzerland.[8] His last international game was in 1938 against Belgium.
Coaching career
Kielholz coached Stade de Reims from 1936 to 1937[9] and twice the Swiss nation team, between 1950 and 1953 and again between 1954 and 1958.[10]
Titles and Honours
- 1933–35
- Swiss League Champion: 1932–33, 1933–34
- Swiss League Top Goalscorer: 1933–34
See also
References
- ^ "Swiss Players in France".
- ^ Zwei Rekorde, ein Skandal Die acht Teilnahmen der Schweiz an WM-Endrunden. Basler Zeitung vom 15 October 2009 [1]
- ^ Josef Zindel. "Flucht per Boot misslungen" (PDF). Failed to escape by boat. Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Zindel, Josef (2018), "Die ersten 125 Jahre / Flucht per Schiff", Page 318 / Escape by ship, Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel
- ^ Mustedanagic, Amir (2015). "Grund 7". Reason number 7 out of 111 reasons to love FC Basel. TagesWoche. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Leopold Kielholz - FCB-Statistik". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Swiss Players in France".
- ^ "Switzerland - Record International Players". Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". Archived from the original on 31 May 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2007.
- ^ "Switzerland - International Matches".
- ^ , A.Gowarzewski : "FUJI Football Encyclopedia. World Cup FIFA*part I*Biographical Notes - Heroes of Mundials" ; GiA Katowice 1993
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