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.jpg) Odermatt in 1970 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karl Odermatt | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Lucerne, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1954–1962 | FC Concordia Basel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962 | FC Concordia Basel | 72 | (20) |
| 1962–1975 | FC Basel | 312 | (80) |
| 1975–1980 | BSC Young Boys | 24 | (8) |
| Total | 408 | (108) | |
| International career | |||
| 1965–1973 | Switzerland | 50 | (10) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992 | FC Basel | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Karl Odermatt (born 17 December 1942) is a Swiss former footballer who played for FC Basel and BSC Young Boys throughout the 1960s and 1970s. He played as a midfielder or striker and is generally regarded as one of the best players ever to have worn the FC Basel shirt. He played through, what is now thought to be, Basel's golden years under trainer and manager Helmut Benthaus with teammates such as Paul Fischli, René Hasler and Ottmar Hitzfeld.