Jean-Louis Gygax (born 17 June 1935) is a

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former

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who played in the 1950s and early 1960s. He played as

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. Gygax first played for FC Moutier in 1. Liga, third tier of Swiss football, winning the championship group West in the 1958–59 season but losing the promotion play-offs. Gygax joined

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's first team for their 1959–60 season under manager

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. After playing in ine test game, Gygax played his domestic league debut for his new club in the away game on 23 August 1953 against

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. At the end of the season the team ended the league in tenth position and the following season in fifth position. In these two season with the club Gygay played a total of 26 games for Basel scoring just one goal. 13 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, four in the

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and nine were friendly games. It was in the test game on 23 July 1960 that Gygay scored his goal as Basel won 4–2 against SC Kleinhüningen.

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* Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel.
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