Ulrich Vetsch
{{short description|Swiss footballer (1935-2014)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
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| name = Ulrich Vetsch
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| fullname = Ulrich Vetsch
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|03|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Grabs, Switzerland
| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|07|14|1935|03|15|df=y}}
| death_place = Basel, Switzerland
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| position = Defender
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| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1953
| youthclubs1 = Grasshopper Club Zürich
| years1 = 1953–1956
| clubs1 = Grasshopper Club
| caps1 = 45
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1956–1957
| clubs2 = FC Luzern
| caps2 = 18
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 1957–1958
| clubs3 = Grasshopper Club
| caps3 = 13
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1958–1959
| clubs4 = Young Fellows Zürich
| caps4 = 18
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1959–1961
| clubs5 = Basel
| caps5 = 20
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1961–
| clubs6 = FC Aesch
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| nationalyears1 = 1954–1955
| nationalteam1 = Swiss national team
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
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Ulrich Vetsch (15 March 1935 – 14 July 2014) was a Swiss footballer who played on the 1950s and early 1960s as defender.
Club career
Vetsch played his youth football by Grasshopper Club Zürich and advanced to their first team who played in the Nationalliga A in 1953. He stayed with GC for three seasons. He then moved for one season to FC Luzern, who at that time played in the Nationalliga B, returning to his club of origin just one season later. Again one season later he moved to Young Fellows Zürich. The Young Fellows suffered relegation at the end of the 1958–59 season and therefore Vetsch moved on again.{{cite web | last = Erik Garin | authorlink = | year = | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit59.html | title = Switzerland 1958/59 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | accessdate = 2019-11-16}}
Vetsch joined FC Basel's first team for their 1959–60 season under manager Jenő Vincze. After playing in four test matches, Vetsch played his domestic league debut for his new club in the away game on 23 August 1953 against Grenchen.{{cite web | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | authorlink = | year = | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24842 | title = FC Grenchen - FC Basel 3:2 (2:2) | format = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | accessdate = 2019-11-16}} At the end of the season the team ended the league in tenth position and the following season in fifth position.
Between the years 1959 and 1961 Vetsch played a total of 33 games for Basel without scoring a goal. 20 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, two in the Swiss Cup and 11 were friendly games.{{cite web | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | authorlink = | year = | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/spieler?command=detail&id=8185 | title = Ulrich Vetsch - FCB-Statistik | format = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | accessdate = 2019-11-16}}
International career
Vetsch was called up to the Swiss national team on a number of occasions, but he was capped only once. This was under their caretaker manager Hans Rüegsegger as Switzerland were defeated 3–0 by Hungary in the Puskás Aréna on 10 October 1954.{{cite web | first = Erik | last = Garin | author-link = | year = 2022 | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit-intres-det.html | title = Switzerland - International Matches - Details since 1940 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | access-date = 2022-11-16}}
Private life
After these two seasons with Basel Vetsch retired from his playing career. He played his football at much lower level with local club FC Aesch. There after Vetsch dedicated himself to his job as an engineer at the Gasworks in Basel and to his wife Therese Vetsch-Remund.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 11 August 2014 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/2014/08/frueherer-fcb-spieler-ulrich-vetsch-gestorben | title = Früherer FCB-Spieler Ulrich Vetsch gestorben | format = | work = | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de | trans-title = Former FCB player Ulrich Vetsch has died | access-date = 2022-11-16}}
References
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Sources
- {{cite book |title=FC Basel 1893. Die ersten 125 Jahre |author=Josef Zindel |publisher=Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag |location=Basel |date=2018 |isbn=978-3-7245-2305-5 |language=de}}
- [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/home Verein FC Basel Archiv] {{in lang|de}}
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