Fritz Künzli
Swiss footballer (1946-2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Personal information | |||
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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 |
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