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Swiss footballer and manager (1918–1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alfred Bickel, also referred to as Fredy Bickel (12 May 1918 – 18 August 1999) was a Swiss football player and coach. He played as a forward for local club Grasshopper Club Zürich and the Switzerland national team, participating with the latter in the World Cup finals of 1938 and 1950.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 May 1918 | ||
Place of birth | Eppstein, German Empire | ||
Date of death | 18 August 1999 81) | (aged||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1935–1956 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 405 | (202) |
International career | |||
1936–1954 | Switzerland | 71 | (15) |
Managerial career | |||
1958–1960 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | ||
1963–1964 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He played 405 matches and scored 202 goals in the Swiss first division from 1935 to 1956,[1] a period during which he won 7 league titles and 9 cup titles with Grasshopper.
He was a member of the Swiss national team from 1936 to 1954, earning 71 caps and scoring 15 goals,[2] including one in their first-round victory over Nazi Germany in the 1938 World Cup. He was the first player in World Cup history to score against the country of his birth; the only other player to have done so was Breel Embolo, also for Switzerland, against Cameroon in 2022.[3]
Bickel is one of only two footballers ever to participate in World Cups before and after World War II, the other being Sweden's Erik Nilsson.[4]
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