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Also known as Andre Abegglen

Swiss footballer (1909-1944)

Key facts

1936
Sochaux
Date of birth
7 March 1909
Place of birth
Neuchâtel , Switzerland
Date of death
8 November 1944 (1944-11-08) (aged 35)
Place of death
Zurich , Switzerland
Height
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position
Striker
Years
Team
1926 1927
Grasshoppers
1927 1928
Etoile Carouge
1928 1929
Cantonal Neuchâtel
1930 1934
Grasshoppers
1934 1937
Sochaux
1937 1942
Servette
1942 1944
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
1927 1943
Switzerland

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
André
Gender
male
Citizenship
Switzerland
Place of birth
Neuchâtel
Place of death
Zurich
Participant in
1934 FIFA World Cup
Position played
forward
Country for sport
Switzerland
Mass
69
Image
Andre abegglen.jpg
Height
168
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nickname
Trello
cause of death
railway accident
date of birth
1909-03-07
date of death
1944-11-08
Commons category
André Abegglen
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Encyclopedic overview

André Abegglen (7 March 1909 – 8 November 1944) was a Swiss football player and manager. As a striker he played for Grasshoppers, French club Sochaux and the Switzerland national team, for whom he appeared in two World Cups. He is the brother of Max Abegglen and Jean Abegglen, both players of the Swiss national team. He died in 1944, at the age of just 35, from sepsis contracted from a wound sustained in a train accident.

Club career

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