Serge Muhmenthaler
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 May 1953 | ||
Place of birth | Grenchen, Switzerland | ||
Position(s) | forward[1] | ||
Youth career | |||
FC Grenchen | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1972 | FC Grenchen | ||
1972–1975 | Young Boys | ||
1975–1978 | FC Basel | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born |
Grenchen, Switzerland | 20 May 1953||
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Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
1988–1999 | Swiss Nationalliga A | Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
1989–1998 | FIFA-listed | Referee |
Serge Muhmenthaler (born 20 May 1953) is a Swiss former professional football player and referee. He played as a forward during the 1970s and 1980s. As referee he is known for having refereed a Swiss Cup Final, a UEFA Cup Final and one match in the UEFA Euro 1996.
Career as player
Muhmenthaler was brought up in Grenchen and started his football with the youth teams of the local football club FC Grenchen. He also played in their first team in the Nationalliga B and they won promotion to the Nationalliga A in the 1970–71 season. The team also won the Uhrencup that year and Muhmenthaler scored the first goal in the final, as they beat FC Basel 3–1.[2] In the summer of 1972, Muhmenthaler transferred to BSC Young Boys and he played there as forward for three years. With the Young Boys, Muhmenthaler won the Uhrencup 1973 and he scored a goal in the semifinal against his previous club Grenchen.
In 1975, Muhmenthaler transferred with a two-year contract to FC Basel. He made his team debut in the 5–1 home win against
Muhmenthaler was forced to terminate his playing career early due to his injury.
Career as referee
After his time as an active player Muhmenthaler became referee in the Swiss Football League. His career in brief: 1980–81: 3. Liga. 1981 to 1984: 2. Liga. From the season 1984–85: referee in the Swiss Football Association. From 1989: FIFA-Referee.
From 1980 until the end of his career in December 1997 he conducted about 250 Swiss and some 75 international games. Amongst these he describes as one of his personal highlights the
Honours
Grenchen
- Promotion to Nationalliga A: 1970–71
- Uhrencup: 1971
BSC Young Boys
- Uhrencup: 1973
Basel
- Coppa delle AlpiFinalist: 1975
- 1977
- Uhrencup: 1978
as Referee
- Swiss Referee of the Year: 1989, 1998
- 15 May 1989 Swiss Cup Final: Grasshopper Club Zürich – FC Aarau (2–1)
- 1 May 1996 Bayern Munich – FC Girondins de Bordeaux(2–0)
- 11 June 1996 UEFA Euro 1996 Group D: Turkey – Croatia (0–1)
- 5 February 1997 Paris Saint-Germain(3–1)
References
- ^ a b "Serge Muhmenthaler". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ Garin, Erik (18 October 2018). "Coupe Horlogère – Uhren Cup (Switzerland)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ISSN 1660-0878.
- ^ "Der Fussball ist professioneller geworden" (in German). Oltner Tagblatt. 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2010.