Paul Schaub

Paul Schaub (born 1907; date of death unknown) was a Swiss footballer who played for FC Basel and FC Kreuzlingen. He also played one game for Swiss national team. He played mainly in the position of midfielder.

Paul Schaub
Personal information
Full name Paul Schaub
Date of birth 1907
Place of birth Switzerland
Date of death unknown
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926–1937 Basel 179 (9)
1938–1939 Kreuzlingen
National team
1934 Switzerland 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Schaub joined Basel's first team in advance of their 1926–27 season. After playing just one test match, he played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game at the Landhof on 14 May 1927 as Basel won 1–0 against local rivals Concordia Basel.[1] He scored his first goal for his club on 12 May 1929 in the away game against Aarau. In fact Schaub scored two goals in that game, as the two teams played a 2–2 draw.[2]

Between the years 1926 and 1937 Schaub played a total of 283 games for Basel, scoring a total of 11 goals. 179 of these games were in the Swiss Serie A/Nationalliga, 26 in the Swiss Cup and 77 were friendly games. He scored 9 goals in the domestic league, the other two were scored during the test games.[3] He was a member of the Basel team that won the Swiss Cup in the 1932–33 season. The final was played in the Hardturm stadium against Grasshopper Club. Basel won 4–3 and achieved the club's first ever national title.[4] He later played one season for Kreuzlingen and then ended his active football career.

Schaub was called up for the Switzerland for the first time in 1932. He played two matches for his country, the first on 14 October 1934 in the Charmilles Stadium, Geneva, against Czechoslovakia as the two teams drew 2–2.[5]

Honours
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References
  1. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - FC Concordia Basel 1:0 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. "FC Aarau - FC Basel 2:2 (0:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. "Paul Schaub". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  4. Fussball-Schweiz. "Schweizer Cup Finals 1926-1939". Fussball-Schweiz. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  5. "Switzerland - Czechoslovakia 2:2". eu-football-info. 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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