Kurt Stettler

Kurt Stettler (21 August 1932 – 8 December 2020) was a Swiss football goalkeeper. He played for Switzerland in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.[1] Stettler began playing for the national team in 1961 and retired in 1963. Stettler was born in Stettlen, Switzerland. He mainly played with FC Basel from 1957 to 1964 making 160 appearances.

Kurt Stettler
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Personal information
Full nameKurt Stettler
Date of birth(1932-08-21)21 August 1932
Place of birthStettlen, Switzerland
Date of death8 December 2020(2020-12-08) (aged 88)
Place of deathZürich, Switzerland
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
Young Boys
FC Ostermundigen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1950–1951FC Lugano1(0)
1951–1952FC Locarno0(0)
1952–1954FC Bern22(0)
1954–1957Luzern55(0)
1957–1964FC Basel160(0)
1964–1968Young Fellows Zürich66(0)
1978Young Fellows Zürich1(0)
Total305(0)
National team
1961–1963Switzerland2(0)
Teams managed
1978–1979Young Fellows Zürich
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Stettler died on 8 December 2020 in Zürich from COVID-19 at the age of 88.[2]

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