Olivier Eggimann

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Olivier Eggimann
Personnel
birthday January 28, 1919
place of birth Renens ,  Switzerland
date of death April 16, 2002
Place of death Lausanne ,  Switzerland
position Middle runner
Juniors
Years station
FC Renens
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1936-1939 FC Lausanne Sports 20 0(4)
1939-1941 BSC Young Boys 36 (13)
1941-1948 FC Lausanne Sports 169 (27)
1948-1952 Servette FC Genève 91 0(8)
1952-1953 IT Malley
1953-1956 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 72 (12)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1941-1954 Switzerland 44 (0)
1 Only league games are given.

Olivier Eggimann (born January 28, 1919 in Renens , Lausanne , † April 16, 2002 there ) was a Swiss football player . He was a Swiss national soccer player and took part in the soccer world championships in 1950 and 1954 .

Private

Olivier Eggimann grew up in Renens, a suburb of Lausanne. After his football career, he was vice director of a cistern factory .

society

Eggimann started playing football at FC Renens , where he also opened a junior section. In 1936 he moved to FC Lausanne-Sport in the first Swiss league (then: National League) before joining the BSC Young Boys in 1939 . In 1941 he came back to Lausanne-Sports before moving to Servette FC Genève in 1948 . In 1952 he joined ES Malley in the second Swiss football league NLB. A year later he moved to FC La Chaux-de-Fonds , where he ended his career in 1956. Eggimann scored 64 goals in a total of 388 games in the Swiss premier league.

The trained striker, who matured into a middle runner due to his enormous running quota over the years, was four times Swiss champion and five times cup winner.

National team

Eggimann made his national team debut in Bern on April 20, 1941 , against Germany . It ended 2-1 for Switzerland. He played a total of 44 international matches and did not score a single goal. 1950 and 1954 he was a participant in the soccer world championship. He was part of the team that was on the pitch in the legendary heat battle of Lausanne against Austria in 1954 (final score 7: 5 for Austria).

successes

  • 4 × Swiss champions: 1944 (with Lausanne-Sports), 1950 (with Servette Geneva), 1954 and 1955 (with FC La Chaux-de-Fonds)
  • 5 × Swiss Cup winners: 1939 and 1944 (with Lausanne-Sports), 1949 (with Servette Geneva), 1954 and 1955 (with FC La Chaux-de-Fonds), (3 further cup finals: 1937, 1946, 1947)
  • 1 × quarter-finalist at a soccer world championship: 1954

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personal data
SURNAME Eggimann, Olivier
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss football player
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Renens , Switzerland
DATE OF DEATH April 16, 2002
Place of death Renens , Switzerland