Fritz Künzli

Swiss footballer (1946-2019)

Friedrich "Fritz" Künzli (8 January 1946 – 22 December 2019) was a Swiss footballer. He played as a striker. From 1961 to 1979, he played in 313 matches in the Nationalliga A scoring a record 201 goals.[1] In 1978, he played part of one season in the North American Soccer League.[2] He played for many club sides, including Zürich, and the Switzerland national team. He played two games for Switzerland at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Künzli was born in Glarus.

Fritz Künzli
Personal information
Full name Friedrich Künzli
Date of birth (1946-01-08)8 January 1946
Place of birth Glarus, Switzerland
Date of death 22 December 2019(2019-12-22) (aged 73)
Place of death Zürich, Switzerland
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1964 FC Glarus
1964–1973 FC Zürich
1976–1978 FC Winterthur
1976–1978 FC Lausanne-Sport
1978 San Diego Sockers
1978 Houston Hurricane
1978–1979 FC Lausanne-Sport
National team
Switzerland 44 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References change

  1. "Carnet noir: décès de Fritz Künzli" (in French). RTS. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.<
  2. "Fritz KUENZLI". FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

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