Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 June 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Basel, Switzerland | ||
Date of death | 4 June 1980 | (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]