Paul Wechlin

Paul Wechlin (* 10 February 1920; † 4 July 2013) was a Swiss footballer who played for FC Basel. He played as goalkeeper.

Paul Wechlin
Personal information
Full name Paul Wechlin
Date of birth (1920-02-10)10 February 1920
Place of birth Basel Switzerland
Date of death 4 July 2013(2013-07-04) (aged 93)
Place of death Basel Switzerland
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1934–1939 FC Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1949 FC Basel 52 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wechlin played his youth football by FC Basel and joined the first team during their 1939–40 season under first team co-managers Walter Dietrich and Max Galler. He played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game on 10 September 1939 as Basel won 4–2 against Aarau.[1]

During his time with Basel he shared the goalkeeping in th beginning with Kurt Imhof and Silvio Cinguetti later with Walter Müller. Between the years 1939 and 1949 Wechlin played a total of 80 games for Basel. 52 of these games were in the Nationalliga and 1. Liga, seven in the Swiss Cup and 21 were friendly games.[2]

As was customary at that time, the players were amateurs and pursued a civil profession. Wechlin worked as a sign painter and later as a painter and decorator. After his active football career he served as referee until 1970. Welchlin lived all his life in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel, close to Basels home stadium Landhof.[3]

References
  1. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Aarau - FC Basel 2:4 (1:3)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Paul Wechlin - FCB-Statistik". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. FC Basel 1893. "Frueherer FCB Torhueter Paul Wechlin gestorben". FC Basel homepage. 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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