Robert Büchi (born 1910) was a

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who played for St. Gallen and

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during the 1930s. He played as defender Until 1933 Büchi played for St. Gallen. He joined Basel's first team during their 1932–33 season. He played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game at the

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on 10 September 1933 as Basel won 3–0 against

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. He scored his first and only league goal for his club on 13 September 1936 in the away game against

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as Basel won 3–1. Between the years 1933 and 1939 Büchi played a total of 99 games for Basel scoring that one goal. 72 of these games were in the Nationalliga, six in the

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and 21 were friendly games.

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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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