Werner Bopp (* 12 February 1924; † 22 October 2006) was a

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who played nearly his entire career for FC Basel. He played mainly in the position as defender.

Football career

Between the years 1944 and 1960 Bopp played a total of 496 games for Basel scoring a total of 20 goals. 321 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, 43 in the

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and 132 were friendly games. He scored 13 goal in the domestic league, two in the Swiss Cup and the other five were scored during the test games. In his first season Bopp played in three test games before he played his debut in domestic league game on 18 March 1945 against Lausanne Sports. Basel were relegated at the end of this season, but they achieved immediate promotion the following season. Bopp scored his first goal for Basel in the 1946–47 season on 21 June 1947 in the 5–1 victory against

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. His biggest success was the championship title in Basel's 1952–53 season. In addition to this title, Bopp also reached the

final with his club in Basel's 1946–47 season. They won the final 3–0 against Lausanne Sports. In the

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on 7 April 1947 Paul Stöcklin scoring all three goals. Bopp moved to local rivals

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for the 1960–61 season and at the end this season he ended his football career.

Titles and Honours

FC Basel *

winner: 1946–47 * Swiss League Champion: 1952–53

References

Sources

* Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. * Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bopp, Werner FC Basel players FC Nordstern Basel players Swiss men's footballers Men's association football defenders 1924 births 2006 deaths Sportspeople from the canton of Fribourg

Football career

Titles and Honours

See also

References

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