Kurt Stettler
Swiss footballer (1932–2020)
Kurt Stettler (21 August 1932 – 8 December 2020) was a Swiss football goalkeeper who played for Switzerland in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.
Football career
Stettler played his youth football by Young Boys. During his apprenticeship as Baker and Confectioner he played for the youth teams of FC Ostermundigen. In 1957 he transferred to FC Lugano and during the season that he was with them he made his league debut. For the next season he transferred to neighbouring FC Locarno as second goalkeeper, but he did not play a league game for them. For the 1952–53 Nationalliga A season Stettler moved on to FC Bern and advanced to becoming first goalkeeper for the team. But at the end of the 1953–54 Nationalliga A season the team suffered relegation and Stettler moved on to play for Luzern. Here he played for three seasons, despite the fact that they were also relegated to the second tier of Swiss football.
Stettler joined FC Basel's first team for their 1957–58 season under manager Rudi Strittich. After playing in three test games, Stettler played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game at the Landhof on 25 August 1957 as Basel won 8–1 against Winterthur.
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