Ernst Schleiffer (born 5 December 1957) is a

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retired

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who played in the late 1970s and 1980s as defender. Schleiffer first played for

Neuchâtel Xamax , neighboring_municipalities= Auvernier, Boudry, Chabrey (VD), Colombier, Cressier, Cudrefin (VD), Delley-Portalban (FR), Enges, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Hauterive, Saint-Blaise, Savagnier , twintowns = Aarau (Switzerland), Besançon (France ...

and he made seven appearances for them during the

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season. Schleiffer then joined

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's first team for their 1979–80 season under head-coach Helmut Benthaus. After playing in seven test games Schleiffer played his debut for his new club in the first round of the

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on 4 August 1979 as he was substituted in for

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in the 72 minute. But he could not save the team from being defeated 0–1 and being knocked out of the tournament by the Young Boys. Schleiffer played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game in the

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on 11 August as Basel won 2–1 against

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. The season

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was an exciting season. After the Qualifying phase Servette, Grasshopper Club and Basel were within three points of each other. The close rivalry remained until the end of the season. In the second last game Basel were hosts to Servette, winning 1–0. In the last match of the season Basel were away against

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. Winning 4–2 Basel became champions and were two points ahead of both Grasshoppers and Servette who fished second and third respectively. Schleiffer stayed with the club for two seasons. In these two seasons Schleiffer played a total of 70 games for Basel scoring two goals. Both of these goals were scored in the test match on 10 October 1979 as Basel beat German club SV Weil 5–0. Thirty of these games were in the Nationalliga A, one in the League Cuo, five in the

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, two in the

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and 32 were friendly games. After his time with Basel Schleiffer moved on to play two seasons for Grenchen in the Natinalliga B, the second tier of Swiss football. He then played two seasons for

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and one for

Biel-Bienne , french: Biennois(e) , neighboring_municipalities= Brügg, Ipsach, Leubringen/Magglingen (''Evilard/Macolin''), Nidau, Orpund, Orvin, Pieterlen, Port, Safnern, Tüscherz-Alfermée, Vauffelin , twintowns = Iserlohn (Germany) B ...

before he returned to Grenchen, where he ended his active playing career in 1989.

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