Walter Balmer (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Balmer | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Thun, Switzerland | ||
| Date of death | 27 December 2010 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Interlaken, Switzerland | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Thun | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1964–1968 | FC Thun | ||
| 1969–1976 | FC Basel | ||
| National team | |||
| 1969–1973 | Switzerland | 20 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Walter Balmer (* 28 March 1948 in Thun; † 27. December 2010 in Interlaken) was a Swiss international footballer.
Balmer started his youth football with his local team in Thun. He played as Striker (right winger) for FC Thun between 1964 and 1968. Between 1969 and 1976 he played for FC Basel in the Nationalliga A and won four league titles in the years 1969, 1970, 1972 and 1973.[1] In the Swiss Cup Final in 1975 Balmer scored the winning goal five minutes before the end of overtime.
Between the years 1969 and 1973 Balmer played a total twenty games for the Swiss National team in which he scored two goals. In 1971 he scored during the 4–0 win against Turkey and in 1972 during the 1–1 draw with Denmark.[1]
On 28 June 1976 Balmer (aged just 28 years) retired from his semi-professional football career and from then on he worked as a teacher in the Gymnasium in Interlaken and also as a sport journalist.[2]
Honours
Basel
- Swiss League champion: 1969, 1970, 1972 1973
- Swiss Cup winner: 1975
- Swiss League Cup winner: 1973
- Coppa delle Alpi winner: 1969, 1970
- Uhren Cup winner: 1969, 1970
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zindel, Joseph (2010). "Walter Balmer völlig überraschend gestorben" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ↑ "Eine prägende, inspirierende Persönlichkeit" (in German). Jungfrau Zeitung. 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-03.