Wilhelm Dietz (date of birth unknown; died 3 April 1920) was a
Swiss
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footballer who played for
FC Basel. He played mainly in the position as
forward
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, but also as
midfielder.
Football career
Between the years 1917 and 1920 Dietz played a total of 31 games for Basel scoring a total of 13 goals. 25 of these games were in the
Swiss Serie A and the other six were friendly games. He scored seven goals of his goals in the domestic league, the other six goals were scored during the test games.
The Serie A away match played on 7 March 1920 against
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 ...
in
Gurzelen Stadion
Gurzelen Stadion was a multi-purpose stadium in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. It has mostly been used for football matches and was the home ground of FC Biel-Bienne. The capacity of the stadium was 5,500. Gurzelen Stadion was set to be demolished i ...
was the last game that Wilhelm Dietz played as he died 4 weeks later aged just 19 years old.
References
Sources
* Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG.
* Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel.
Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" Homepage
FC Basel players
Swiss men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football forwards
Year of birth missing
1920 deaths
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