Rolf Osterwalder
Rolf Osterwalder (born September 4, 1954 ) is a former Swiss football player .
Osterwalder, who can be used both as a defender and as a midfielder, began his career in 1975 at Neuchâtel Xamax .
After six years in Neuchâtel, he moved to FC Aarau , where he was under contract for almost his entire career. In the National League A , he was used in 234 games for Aarau and scored eleven goals. He achieved his greatest personal success in 1985 when he and Heinz Hermann were voted Swiss Footballer of the Year . The two players each received 69 votes, making it the first time that two players shared the title.
His greatest successes with FC Aarau in 1982 were winning the League Cup , taking part in 1988 in the UEFA Cup as well as a participation in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup . Osterwalder was unsuccessful in the two international competitions and dropped out of the competition with the Aargauer in the first round. The opponents 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig and FK Roter Stern Belgrade turned out to be too strong.
successes
- League Cup winner: (with Aarau): 1982
- Participation in the UEFA Cup : (with Aarau): 1988
- Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup (with Aarau): 1985
Web links
- Swiss footballer of the year
- Mission statistics at FC Aarau
- Rolf Osterwalder in the database of weltfussball.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ The 10 most important players ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Switzerland - Footballer of the Year
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Osterwalder, Rolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th September 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Switzerland |