René Hüssy

{{Short description|Swiss footballer and manager (1928-2007)}}

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| image = René Hüssy, Köbi Kuhn and Daniel Jeandupeux (1974).jpg

| caption = René Hussy, Köbi Kuhn and Daniel Jeandupeux (1974).jpg

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|10|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Zürich, Switzerland

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2007|03|11|1928|10|19}}

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| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = –1947

| youthclubs1 = Grasshopper Club Zürich

| years1 = 1947–1949

| years2 = 1949–1951

| years3 = 1951–1961

| clubs1 = Grasshopper Club Zürich

| clubs2 = FC Lausanne-Sport

| clubs3 = Grasshopper Club Zürich

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| manageryears1 = 1963–1970

| manageryears2 = 1970

| manageryears3 = 1970–1973

| manageryears4 = 1973–1976

| manageryears5 = 1976–1977

| manageryears6 = 1977–1978

| managerclubs1 = FC Winterthur

| managerclubs2 = Switzerland

| managerclubs3 = Grasshopper Club Zürich

| managerclubs4 = Switzerland

| managerclubs5 = FC Luzern

| managerclubs6 = BSC Young Boys

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René Hüssy (born 29 August 1928 in Zürich, died 11 March 2007{{cite web|publisher=FIFA|title=Football family mourns Rene Hussy|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/releases/newsid=113136.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004190514/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/releases/newsid=113136.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 October 2008|date=2007-03-12}}) was a Swiss football player and manager who played for Grasshopper Club Zürich and FC Lausanne-Sport and managed the Switzerland national football team.

Playing career

Hüssy began his professional playing career with Grasshopper Club Zürich in 1947 and won three Swiss titles and three Swiss cups during his time with Grasshoppers and Lausanne Sports.

Managerial career

Hüssy was the manager of FC Winterthur for eight years and Grasshopper Club Zürich for three years. He also coached the Switzerland national football team in 1970 and again from 1973 to 1976,{{cite web|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|title=Switzerland - International Matches since 1905, List of Coaches|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit-intres.html|access-date=2008-11-07}} FC Luzern and BSC Young Boys.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/trainers-zwit-clubs.html|title = Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs}}

Honours

FIFA president Sepp Blatter presented Hüssy with the FIFA Order of Merit in recognition of his life's work on 28 May 2002.

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