Leopold Kielholz

Leopold Kielholz
Personal information
Date of birth (1911-06-09)9 June 1911
Place of birth Basel, Switzerland
Date of death 4 June 1980(1980-06-04) (aged 68)
Place of death Zürich, Switzerland
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1927–1928 BSC Old Boys
1928–1930 Black Stars Basel
1930–1932 Basel 34 (23)
1932–1935 Servette
1935–1936 FC Bern
1936–1937 Reims
1937–1938 St. Gallen
1938–1943 Young Fellows Juventus[1]
International career
1933–1938 Switzerland 17 (12)
Managerial career
1936–1937 Reims
1950–1953 Switzerland
1954–1958 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leopold "Poldi" Kielholz (9 June 1911 – 4 June 1980[1]) was a Swiss football striker. He participated in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, scoring 3 goals, and also in the 1938 FIFA World Cup. Historically, he was the first Swiss international to score a goal for his country in a World Cup tournament. He was wearing glasses during games.[2]

  1. ^ "Swiss Players in France".
  2. ^ Zwei Rekorde, ein Skandal Die acht Teilnahmen der Schweiz an WM-Endrunden. Basler Zeitung vom 15 October 2009 [2]