Paul Wechlin
Paul Wechlin (10 February 1920 - 4 July 2013) was a Swiss footballer who played for FC Basel. He played as goalkeeper.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Wechlin | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Basel Switzerland | ||
| Date of death | 4 July 2013 (aged 93) | ||
| Place of death | Basel Switzerland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1934–1939 | FC Basel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939–1949 | FC Basel | 52 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career edit
Wechlin played his youth football by FC Basel and joined the first team during their 1939–40 season under first team co-managers Walter Dietrich and Max Galler. He played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game on 10 September 1939 as Basel won 4–2 against Aarau.[2]
During his time with Basel he shared the goalkeeping in the beginning with Kurt Imhof and Silvio Cinguetti later with Walter Müller. Between the years 1939 and 1949 Wechlin played a total of 80 games for Basel. 52 of these games were in the Nationalliga and 1. Liga, seven in the Swiss Cup and 21 were friendly games.[3]
Private life edit
As was customary at that time, the players were amateurs and pursued a civil profession. Wechlin worked as a sign painter and later as a painter and decorator. After his active football career he served as referee until 1970. Welchlin lived all his life in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel, close to Basels home stadium Landhof.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ Bachmann, Paul (2013). "Fotogalerie: Als Erinnerung an Paul Wechlin, 10. Februar 1920 bis 4. Juli 2013" [Photo gallery: In memory of Paul Wechlin, 10 February 1920 to 4 July 2013] (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Aarau - FC Basel 2:4 (1:3)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Paul Wechlin - FCB-Statistik". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ FC Basel 1893. "Frueherer FCB Torhueter Paul Wechlin gestorben". FC Basel homepage. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ FC Basel 1893 (15 August 2013). "Nachruf Paul Wechlin" [Obituary Paul Wechlin] (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Sources edit
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2189-1
- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" Homepage