Ulrich Vetsch

Ulrich Vetsch (15 March 1935 – 14 July 2014) was a Swiss footballer who played on the 1950s and early 1960s as defender.

Ulrich Vetsch
Personal information
Full name Ulrich Vetsch
Date of birth (1935-03-15)15 March 1935
Date of death 14 July 2014(2014-07-14) (aged 79)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
until 1953 Grasshopper Club Zürich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1956 Grasshopper Club 45 (0)
1956–1957 FC Luzern 18 (3)
1957–1958 Grasshopper Club 13 (0)
1958–1959 Young Fellows Zürich 18 (0)
1959–1961 Basel 20 (0)
1961– FC Aesch
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Vetsch played his youth football by Grasshopper Club Zürich and advanced to their first team who played in the Nationalliga A in 1953. He stayed with GC for three seasons. He then moved for one season to FC Luzern, who at that time played in the Nationalliga B, returning to his club of origin just one season later. Again one season later he moved to Young Fellows Zürich. The Young Fellows suffered relegation at the end of the 1958–59 season and therefore Vetsch moved on again.[1]

Vetsch joined FC Basel's first team for their 1959–60 season under manager Jenő Vincze. After playing in four test matches, Vetsch played his domestic league debut for his new club in the away game on 23 August 1953 against Grenchen.[2] At the end of the season the team ended the league in tenth position and the following season in fifth position.

Between the years 1959 and 1961 Vetsch played a total of 33 games for Basel without scoring a goal. 20 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, two in the Swiss Cup and 11 were friendly games.[3]

After these two seasons with Basel Vetsch retired from his playing career. He played his football at much lower level with local club FC Aesch. There after Vetsch dedicated himself to his job as an engineer at the Gasworks in Basel and to his wife Therese Vetsch-Remund.[4]

References
  1. Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1958/59". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Grenchen - FC Basel 3:2 (2:2)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Ulrich Vetsch - FCB-Statistik". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  4. FC Basel 1893 (2014). "Frueherer FCB Spieler Ulrich Vetsch gestorben". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2014-08-11.

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