Werner Leimgruber
Werner Leimgruber (born September 2, 1934 in Basel ) is a former Swiss football player who played in defense. With FC Zurich , he became Swiss champions in 1963 , 1966 and 1968 and won the Cup in 1966 and 1970.
career
His home club was FC Zurich, for which he played from 1954 to 1970, only interrupted by a detour to FC Locarno in the 1956/57 season. The double success came in 1966 under coach Louis Maurer at the side of teammates like Klaus Stürmer , Fritz Künzli , Heinz Bäni , Jakob Kuhn and Rosario Martinelli . In the championship round in 1966 Leimgruber had played in 26 league games (1 goal). He played a total of 314 championship games for FCZ and scored 74 goals. In the 1963/64 European Cup , Leimgruber and his team reached the semi-finals against Real Madrid . In both matches on April 22nd in Zurich (1: 2) and on May 7th, 1964 in Madrid (0: 6) he was in action as a cleaner in front of the cleaner Rene Brodmann . But against the Real Stars Alfredo Di Stefano , Ferenc Puskás and Francisco Gento , the performance of the FCZ was not enough.
Leimgruber played 10 internationals for the Swiss national team (9 internationals according to other sources) and was also a member of the team for the 1966 World Cup . At the World Cup tournament in England he was on July 15, 1966 in Sheffield in the 1: 2 defeat against Spain in action. Rene Brodmann, Xavier Stierli, Heinz Bäni and Jakob Kuhn from FC Zurich also played.
literature
- Swiss Football League (Philippe Guggisberg): 75 years of the Swiss Football League, National League SFV. Bern 2009. ISBN 978-3-9523556-0-2 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Matthias Weinrich: The European Cup, Volume 1: 1955 to 1974. Agon Sportverlag. Kassel 2007. ISBN 978-3897842 526 . P. 156/157
- ↑ Copa do Mundo da FIFA Inglaterra 1966
- ↑ Hardy Greens: WM Encyclopedia 1930-2006. Agon Sportverlag. Kassel 2002. ISBN 3-89784-205-X . Pp. 198, 200
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leimgruber, Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel , Switzerland |