Rudolf Hägler
Rudolf Hägler (born 24 January 1925) was a Swiss footballer who played as Striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rudolf Hägler | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Switzerland | ||
| Date of death | unknown | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1949 | FC Basel | 5 | (0) |
| 1949–1952 | FC Nordstern Basel | 27 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Hägler joined FC Basel's first team in their 1947–48 season under player-manager Hufschmid. After just one test match, Hägler played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game on 16 November 1947 as Basel played a 3–3 draw against Zürich.[1]
He scored his first goal for his club on 27 December 1947 during the home game at the Landhof against Locarno in the Swiss Cup. It was Basel's fifth goal as Basel won 5–3.[2]
In the two seasons that he played for the team, Hägler played a total of 12 games for Basel scoring a total of 2 goals. Five of these games were in the Nationalliga A, two in the Swiss Cup and five were friendly games. He scored that one goal in the cup and the other was scored during a test game.[3]
Following his time with FC Basel, Hägler moved on to FC Nordstern Basel where he played for at least three seasons.
References
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Zürich - FC Basel 3:3 (1:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- "FC Basel - FC Locarno 5:3 (4:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Rudolf Hägler - FCB-Statistik". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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
(NB: Despite all efforts, the editors of these books and the authors in "Basler Fussballarchiv" have failed to be able to identify all the players, their date and place of birth or date and place of death, who played in the games during the early years of FC Basel)