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Also known as Andre Abegglen

Swiss footballer (1909-1944)

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Country
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Key facts

1936
Sochaux
Date of birth
7 March 1909
Place of birth
Neuchâtel , Switzerland
Date of death
8 November 1944 (1944-11-08) (aged 35)
Place of death
Zurich , Switzerland
Height
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position
Striker
Years
Team
1926 1927
Grasshoppers
1927 1928
Etoile Carouge
1928 1929
Cantonal Neuchâtel
1930 1934
Grasshoppers
1934 1937
Sochaux
1937 1942
Servette
1942 1944
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
1927 1943
Switzerland

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Encyclopedic overview

André Abegglen (7 March 1909 – 8 November 1944) 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.

Club career

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