Erich Grether

Erich Grether (27 August 1924 – 16 March 2007) was a Swiss footballer who played for FC Basel. He played mainly in the position as Striker, but also as midfielder.

Erich Grether
Personal information
Full name Erich Grether
Date of birth 27 August 1924
Place of birth Switzerland
Date of death 16 March 2007(2007-03-16) (aged 82)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1951 FC Basel 15 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Grether joined Basel's first team in their 1947–48 season under player-manager Ernst Hufschmid. After just one test match, Grether played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game at the Landhof on 30 November 1947 as Basel were defeated 0–1 by Lugano.[2] He scored his first goal for his club on 22 February 1948 in a home game as Basel won 3–2 against Servette.[3]

Between the years 1947 and 1951 Grether played a total of 24 games for Basel scoring a total of seven goals. 15 of these games were in the Nationalliga A and nine were friendly games. He scored four goals in the domestic league and the other three were scored during the test games.[4]

References
  1. Erich Grether's profile at Worldfootball.net
  2. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - FC Lugano 0:1 (0:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. "FC Basel - Servette FC 3:2 (1:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  4. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Erich Grether - FCB-Statistik". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

Sources
  • 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
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