Kurt Bertsch ( German: Kurt Bertsch ) is a Swiss footballer who played as a striker . He played for the teams St. Gallen , Basel , Saint-Etienne and Grasshopper .
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| Born | 1921 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Died | is unknown | ||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attack | ||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Kurt Burch began his football career at the St. Gallen Club. In the 1942/43 season, he scored 11 goals in the Swiss Championship , becoming the top scorer of his team [1] . Since 1943, Birch played for Basel , distinguishing himself in three seasons by 19 goals in 51 championship matches. In 1944, he and the team reached the final of the country's cup , in which they lost to Lausanne 3-0 [2] .
In 1946, the striker moved to the French club Saint Etienne . In the championship of France, Kurt spent only two matches - against Le Havre and Bordeaux [3] . In 1947 he returned to St. Gallen, and after two seasons he moved to Grasshopper . In the 1950/51 season, Birch scored 12 goals in the second division of Switzerland and helped the team enter the first division [4] .
In October 1943, Birch played for the Swiss national team in an unofficial friendly match against the Ticino national team [5] .
Notes
- ↑ Switzerland 1942/43. Nationalliga. (eng.) . rsssf.com . Date of treatment January 16, 2017.
- ↑ Switzerland Cup Details. (eng.) . rsssf.com . Date of treatment January 16, 2017.
- ↑ Kurt Bertsch. (Fr.) . asse-stats.com . Date of treatment January 16, 2017.
- ↑ Switzerland 1950/51. Nationalliga B. (English) . rsssf.com . Date of treatment January 16, 2017.
- ↑ Switzerland - Matches against Swiss Selections and Club Teams. (eng.) . rsssf.com . Date of treatment January 16, 2017.