Walter Müller (footballer, 1920)

Walter Müller
Personal information
Full name Walter Müller
Date of birth 1920
Place of birth Birsfelden, Switzerland
Date of death 14 December 2010
Place of death Birsfelden
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
FC Birsfelden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
until 1942 FC Birsfelden
1942–1956 FC Basel
National team
1945–1950 Switzerland 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Walter Müller (* 1920 in Birsfelden; † 14. December 2010 in Birsfelden) was a Swiss footballer. He played as a goalkeeper.

Club football

In 1942 Müller moved from his home club FC Birsfelden to FC Basel. His transfer sum (CHF 2500.00) was enormous for its time. Müller spent the next fourteen years between the posts for RotBlau as their first choice goalkeeper, playing in 291 matches. His biggest success was the championship title in Basel's 1952–53 season.

In addition to this title, Müller also reached the Swiss Cup final twice, one victory and one defeat. At the end of the 1943–44 cup season, on 10 April 1944 in the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern, Basel were defeated in the final by Lausanne Sport through three goals scored in the last five minutes. In Basel's 1946–47 season they won the final 3–0 against the same club. In the Stadion Neufeld on 7 April 1947 Paul Stöcklin scored two goals and René Bader the other.

National team

Müller never made it to an appearance in the Swiss national football team, however, he was in the squad for more than five years as their substitute goalie.[1]

Titles and Honours

Basel

See also

Sources and References

  1. ↑ (rib/si) (2010). "FCB-Meistergoalie Walter Müller gestorben". Blick.ch. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
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