René Spicher (born 6 March 1963) is a retired

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who played in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He played as defender or as

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. Spicher first played two seasons with

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in the Nationalliga B, the second tier of Swiss football. In both seasons he played regularly in the teams starting 11. Spicher then joined

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's first team for their 1989–90 season under head-coach

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, also in the second tier of Swiss football. After playing in two test matches, Spicher played his domestic league debut for his new club in the home game at the

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on 22 July 1989 as Basel won 2–0 against his old club Old Boys. Spicher scored his first goal for his club on 23 August in the away game as Basel played a 2–2 draw with Chênois. He stayed with the club only this one season and during this time Spicher played a total of 12 games for Basel scoring that one goal. 8 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, two in the

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and two were friendly games.

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* Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel.
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BSC Old Boys players FC Basel players Swiss men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders 1963 births Living people Swiss Challenge League players {{Switzerland-footy-midfielder-stub