André Abegglen was a Swiss footballer who played from 1909 to 1944.
He played as a striker for clubs like Grasshoppers and Sochaux, and represented Switzerland in two World Cups.
Abegglen was the top goalscorer in the French league during the 1934–35 season, scoring 30 goals.
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Career & Clubs
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abegglen goal.
On 2 November 1930, Abbeglen scored his only hat-trick for Switzerland in a friendly against the Netherlands. He was the shared top goal scorer of the 1931–32 Central European International Cup with eight goals, alongside István Avar of Hungary. With 12 goals in the Central European International Cup, he is the third highest scorer in the competition's history, only behind Ferenc Puskas (15) and György Sárosi (17), both from Hungary. He played in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, scoring one goal, and in the 1938 FIFA World Cup, where he scored three goals against Germany, one in the round of 16 that ended in a 1–1 draw and two more in the replay, won by Switzerland 4–2. In total, he scored 29 goals in 52 matches for the Swiss team.
In France, with Sochaux, he was the league champion in 1934–35 and 1937–38, and was the top goal-scorer of the former, with 30 goals in 28 appearances.
- Club
- FC La Chaux-de-Fonds (1942–1944)
- Club
- Servette FC (1937–1942)
- Club
- Grasshopper Club Zürich (1926–1927)
- Club
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (1934–1937)
- Club
- Étoile Carouge FC (1927–1928)
- Club
- Switzerland men's national football team (1933–1944)
- Club
- FC Cantonal Neuchâtel (1924–1926)
- Club
- FC Cantonal Neuchâtel (1928–1929)
- Club
- AS Saint Eugène (1929–1930)
- Club
- Grasshopper Club Zürich (1930–1934)
- National team
- Switzerland
Legacy
Grasshoppers
Swiss Championship: 1926–27, 1930–31 Swiss Cup: 1926–27, 1931–32, 1933–34 Sochaux
Ligue 1: 1934–35 Servette
Swiss Championship: 1939–40 Individual
French Division 1 top goalscorer: 1934–35 (30 goals) Central European International Cup top goalscorer: 1931–32 (8 goals)
Clubs
- FC Cantonal Neuchâtel1924–1926
- Grasshopper Club Zürich1926–1927
- Étoile Carouge FC1927–1928
- FC Cantonal Neuchâtel1928–1929
- AS Saint Eugène1929–1930
- Grasshopper Club Zürich1930–1934
- Switzerland men's national football team1933–1944
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard1934–1937
- Servette FC1937–1942
- FC La Chaux-de-Fonds1942–1944
Played together with
- Aarón GalindoGrasshopper Club Zürich · 2007–2007
- Abdel DjaadaouiFC Sochaux-Montbéliard · 1972–1982
- Abderrahman KabousFC Sochaux-Montbéliard · 2003–2004
- Abdou MoumouniFC La Chaux-de-Fonds · 2008–2008
Abdoul CamaraFC Sochaux-Montbéliard · 2011–2014
Abdul CarruptÉtoile Carouge FC · 2012
Adel ChedliFC Sochaux-Montbéliard · 1997–2004- Adolf StelzerFC La Chaux-de-Fonds · 1939–1942
- Adolphe HugGrasshopper Club Zürich · 1941–1942
- Adolphe ReymondServette FC · 1924–1926
Adolphe TeikeuFC Sochaux-Montbéliard · 2015–2018- Adolphe TeikeuFC Sochaux-Montbéliard · 2019
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Identifiers & aliases
André Abegglen was a Swiss football player and manager. As a striker he played for Grasshoppers, French club Sochaux and the Switzerland national team, for whom he appeared in two World Cups. He is the brother of Max Abegglen and Jean Abegglen, both players of the Swiss national team. He died in 1944, at the age of just 35, from sepsis contracted from a wound sustained in a train accident.
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