René Hüssy (born 29 August 1928 in

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, died 11 March 2007) was a

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player and manager who played for

Grasshopper Club Zürich Grasshopper Club Zurich (GCZ), commonly referred to as Grasshopper Club or simply just GC, is a professional sports club, multisports club based in Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland. They are nicknamed the ''Grasshoppers'' or sometimes just ''Hopper ...

and

FC Lausanne-Sport Football Club Lausanne-Sport is a Swiss Association football, football club based in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud. Founded in 1896, Lausanne Sport compete in the top-tier Swiss Super League after being promoted in the 2022–23 Swiss Challeng ...

and managed the

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Playing career

Hüssy began his professional playing career with Grasshopper Club Zürich in 1947 and won three Swiss titles and three Swiss cups during his time with Grasshoppers and Lausanne Sports.

Managerial career

Hüssy was the manager of

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for eight years and Grasshopper Club Zürich for three years. He also coached the Switzerland national football team in 1970 and again from 1973 to 1976,

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and

BSC Young Boys Berner Sport Club Young Boys (YB by short abbreviation, ) is a Swiss professional sports club based in Bern, Switzerland. Its first team has won 17 Swiss league championships and eight Swiss Cups. YB is one of the most successful Swiss footbal ...

Honours

FIFA president

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presented Hüssy with the

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in recognition of his life's work on 28 May 2002.

References

1928 births 2007 deaths Swiss men's footballers Swiss football managers Grasshopper Club Zurich players FC Lausanne-Sport players Switzerland national football team managers BSC Young Boys managers Grasshopper Club Zurich managers FC Luzern managers Footballers from Zurich FC Winterthur managers Men's association football defenders 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-footy-defender-stub