Rudolf Elsener

Rudolf Elsener
Elsener with Switzerland
Personal information
Date of birth (1953-02-18) 18 February 1953
Place of birth Zürich, Switzerland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
–1970 FC Industrie Zürich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1978 Grasshoppers 129 (40)
1978–1979 Eintracht Frankfurt 33 (9)
1979–1984 FC Zürich 139 (31)
1984–1986 Neuchâtel Xamax 58 (14)
1986–1987 Vevey Sports 18 (5)
1987–1988 Yverdon Sports
Total 377 (99)
International career
1974–1983 Switzerland 49 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rudolf Elsener (born 18 February 1953) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]

National Team

Elsener played a total of 48 international matches for Switzerland between 1974 and 1983. During this time, he was called up to the squad by five different national coaches. Elsener's highlight with the team came in 1982, when he scored the most important of his six goals in a 1-0 win against reigning world champions Italy.

Honours

Grasshoppers

FC Zürich

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Elsener, Rudolf" (in German). Kicker. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2011.