René Hasler

René Hasler
Personal information
Date of birth18 June 1948
Place of birthLucerne, Switzerland
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1969-1971FC Zürich
1971-1976FC Basel
1976-1979Neuchâtel Xamax
1979-1983FC Basel
National team
1972-1977Switzerland25(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

René Hasler (born 18 June 1948 in Lucerne) is a Swiss former footballer who played for FC Basel for most of his career, and the Swiss national team.

Career

Hasler started his career at FC Zürich in 1969 and left two years later to join FC Basel, where he won two league titles consecutively in 1972 and 1973, and the Swiss Cup in 1975. He then moved to Neuchâtel Xamax in 1976 where he played for three years before returning to St. Jakob Stadium, where he helped Basel win another title in 1980.

Hasler earned 25 caps for the Swiss national team, the first of which coming on 21 October 1972 in a 0-0 draw with Italy in Bern. His last game in a Switzerland shirt was a 2-1 loss to Spain on 21 September 1977, also in Bern.

Honours

Zürich

Basel

References