Willy Kernen

{{short description|Swiss footballer (1929-2009)}}

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|birth_date = {{birth date|1929|8|6|df=y}}

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|death_date = {{death date and age|2009|11|12|1929|8|6|df=y}}

|death_place = La Chaux-de-Fonds

|height = {{convert|1.79|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

|position = Defender

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|years1 = 1944–1962

|clubs1 = FC La Chaux-de-Fonds

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|nationalyears1 = 1950–1960

|nationalteam1 = Switzerland

|nationalcaps1 = 41

|nationalgoals1 = 1

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Wilhelm Kernen (6 August 1929 – 12 November 2009) was a Swiss footballer.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2009-11-14-4269732420_x.htm|title=Former Switzerland player Willy Kernen dies at 80|website=USA Today }}[https://web.archive.org/web/20100117231158/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=52054/index.html FIFA.com]

He played for FC La Chaux-de-Fonds from 1950 to 1962, winning two Swiss league titles and five Swiss Cups. He also earned 41 caps and scored 1 goal for the Switzerland national football team, and participated in three World Cups.