Georges Kramer
{{Short description|Swiss footballer and manager (born 1898)}}
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| name = Georges Kramer
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| birth_date = 1898
| birth_place = Colombier, Switzerland
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| position = Striker
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| years1 = 1915–1919
| years2 = 1919–1920
| years3 = 1920–1921
| years4 = 1921–1922
| years5 = 1922–1923
| years6 = 1923–1927
| years7 = 1927–1930
| years8 = 1931–1932
| years9 = 1933–1934
| years10 = 1934–1935
| clubs1 = Cantonal Neuchâtel
| clubs2 = Neuchâtel Xamax
| clubs3 = Grasshopper Club Zürich
| clubs4 = Biel-Bienne
| clubs5 = FC Cette
| clubs6 = Gallia Club Lunel
| clubs7 = SO Montpellier
| clubs8 = SC Nîmes
| clubs9 = FC Lyon
| clubs10 = AS Villeurbanne
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| nationalyears1 = 1920–1921
| nationalteam1 = Switzerland{{Cite web|url=http://www.eu-football.info/_player.php?id=11261|title=Georges Kramer, international footballer (born )}}
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 1
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| manageryears1 = 1945–1946
| manageryears2 = 1946–1948
| managerclubs1 = FC Martigues
| managerclubs2 = SO Montpellier
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Georges Kramer (born 1898) was a Swiss footballer and coach.[https://www.rsssf.org/players/zwit-players-in-fr.html Player page at rsssf.org]
Biography
Georges Kramer, like his brothers Auguste and Edmond, was a Swiss international, before continuing his career in France.
He made his debut for FC Cantonal Neuchâtel, ancestor of Neuchâtel Xamax FC, before playing for Grasshopper-Club Zurich, and then FC Bienne.
He left Bienne to join FC Cette in 1922.[http://www.fcsete.com/fixes/historique/histoire/histoire2.php History of FC Sète at fcsete.com] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20110710233033/http://www.fcsete.com/fixes/historique/histoire/histoire2.php |date=10 July 2011 }} With the Dauphins, he took part in an exceptional season, winning the Championship from the Ligue du Sud Est and reaching the final of the Coupe de France. However, he was involved in an infamous "affair" in 1923. The sétois club, before the advent of professionalism in French football, were accused of shamateurism.
Georges Kramer left for Gallia Club Lunel, a team who aspired to play in the highest levels of the league. He joined the club, in 1924, with his two brothers.{{Cite web |url=http://www.lelanguedocsportif.org/articles/histoire-du-sport/29-sp-history/47-le-football-heraultais |title=Le football heraultais at lelanguedocsportif.org |access-date=6 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100303092140/http://lelanguedocsportif.org/articles/histoire-du-sport/29-sp-history/47-le-football-heraultais |archive-date=3 March 2010 |url-status=dead }} He was also joint manager with French international Fernand Brunel.
The three Kramer brothers also left for SO Montpellier. The number of foreign players were limited to three per team to play in the Coupe de France, so Georges took French citizenship. He played in the Coupe de France in 1929, against the team's great rival of the time, FC Sète. The brothers Auguste and Edmond Kramer scored two goals in the win.[http://www.montpellierinteractif.com/articles/afficher.php?id=31 History of montpellierain football at montpellierinteractif.com]
Honours
- Swiss Champion in 1916 with Cantonal Neuchâtel and in 1921 with Grasshopper Club Zürich
- Finalist of the Coupe de France 1923 with FC Cette
- Champion of the Ligue du Sud-Est DH in 1923 with FC Cette and in 1928 with SO Montpellier
- Winner of the Coupe de France in 1929 with SO Montpellier
References
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Category:Date of death unknown
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Swiss men's footballers
Category:Switzerland men's international footballers
Category:Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players
Category:Grasshopper Club Zurich players
Category:Montpellier HSC players
Category:Nîmes Olympique players
Category:Swiss football managers
Category:FC Martigues managers
Category:Montpellier HSC managers
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