Hansruedi Günthardt

Hansruedi Günthardt (born 18 October 1931; died 6 September 2005) was a Swiss footballer who played for FC Basel in the 1960s as Goalkeeper.

Hansruedi Günthardt
Personal information
Full name Hansruedi Günthardt
Date of birth (1931-10-18)18 October 1931
Date of death 6 September 2005(2005-09-06) (aged 73)
Place of death Basel
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
until 1962 SC Kleinhüningen
1962–1969 FC Basel 24 (0)
1969– Old Boys
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Günthardt started his early football years playing for FC Emmenbrücke, then for the reserve team of FC Luzern and later Lausanne-Sports, before he moved to Basel. At the age of 30 years Günthardt joined FC Basel in 1962 from SC Kleinhüningen. Jiří Sobotka was Basel manager at that time. Günthardt played his Nationalliga A debut on 7 October 1962 as Basel won their home game against Young Fellows Zürich 2–1.[1] During the following seasons he was mainly second goalkeeper behind Swiss national keeper Kurt Stettler and later behind Marcel Kunz and Jean-Paul Laufenburger. Between the years 1962 and 1969 Günthardt played a number of games for the reserve team and a total of 51 games for the FC Basel first team. 24 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, two in the Swiss Cup, four in the Cup of the Alps and 21 were friendly games.[2]

At the end of the 1968/69 season Günthardt went on to play for local rivals Old Boys, where he ended his active football. Following his active career, Günthardt took over the coaching position of the FCB “Reserves” (now known as the U21), which he led to several Swiss championship titles in this category. At the same time, he was something like the right hand of trainer Helmut Benthaus in this function, especially as at that time the position of assistant coach was commonly unknown as opposed to now.

Private Life

Günthardt married Malva and they had a daughter and a son. Professionally he was a carpenter and worked as caretaker for a Basler insurance company until he retired. He died on 6 September 2005 after a serious illness, which was a very painful time for him, therefore his death came as somewhat of a relief.[3]

Honours and Titles

Basel

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References
  1. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - FC Young Fellows Zürich 2:1 (0:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Hansruedi Günthardt FCB-Statistik". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. Basler Zeitung (2005). "Nachruf: Hansruedi Günthardt". Basler Zeitung. Retrieved 2005-09-09.

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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