Anton Allemann
Swiss footballer (1936–2008)
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Anton "Toni" Allemann (6 January 1936 – 3 August 2008) was a Swiss footballer.[1] He began his career at BSC Young Boys in Bern in 1957 at age 21, where he spent four seasons.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Anton Allemann | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Solothurn, Switzerland | ||
| Date of death | 3 August 2008 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Klosters, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1961 | Young Boys | 77 | (23) |
| 1959 | Hayes | 15 | (4) |
| 1961–1963 | Mantova | 48 | (10) |
| 1963–1964 | PSV | 25 | (6) |
| 1964–1966 | FC Nürnberg | 50 | (8) |
| 1966–1968 | Grasshoppers | 37 | (14) |
| 1968–1969 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 22 | (5) |
| 1969–1971 | Solothurn | ||
| 1971–1972 | Luzern | 17 | (1) |
| 1972–1973 | Schaffhausen | ||
| International career | |||
| 1958–1966 | Switzerland | 27 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life and club career
Allemann came to London in 1959 as part of his training as a watchmaker. FA regulations meant that he could not play for a professional club so he joined Hayes FC making a total of 15 appearances and scoring 4 goals.[3] In 1961, he joined Italian side A.C. Mantova, and later played for PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands,[4] and 1. FC Nürnberg in Germany, before returning home to Switzerland in 1966 to play for Grasshopper-Club Zürich.[5]
International career
At the international level, Allemann played 27 times for the Swiss national team, and scored nine international goals. He made his national-team debut in a friendly match against Sweden in 1958, and was a member of Switzerland's 1962 FIFA World Cup squad.[6] He played his last international match in June 1966,[7] where he scored the qualification goal but he was omitted from Switzerland's World Cup squad the same year.
Personal life
Death
Allemann died 3 August 2008, aged 72, after suffering a heart attack.[8]
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