Serge Muhmenthaler
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 May 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Grenchen, Switzerland | ||
| Position | Forward[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Grenchen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1972 | FC Grenchen | ||
| 1972–1975 | Young Boys | ||
| 1975–1978 | FC Basel | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Born |
20 May 1953 Grenchen, Switzerland | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1988–1999 | Swiss Nationalliga A | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1989–1998 | FIFA-listed | Referee | |
Serge Muhmenthaler (born 20 May 1953) is a Swiss former professional football player and referee. He played as a forward during the 1970s and 1980s. As referee he is known for having refereed a Swiss Cup Final, a UEFA Cup Final and one match in the UEFA Euro 1996.
Muhmenthaler was brought up in Grenchen and started his football with the youth teams of the local football club FC Grenchen. He also played in their first team in the Nationalliga B and they won promotion to the Nationalliga A in the 1970–71 season. The team also won the Uhrencup that year and Muhmenthaler scored the first goal in the final, as they beat FC Basel 3–1.[2] In the summer of 1972, Muhmenthaler transferred to BSC Young Boys and he played there as forward for three years. With the Young Boys, Muhmenthaler won the Uhrencup 1973 and he scored a goal in the semifinal against his previous club Grenchen.
In 1975, Muhmenthaler transferred with a two-year contract to FC Basel. He made his team debut in the 5–1 home win against Grasshopper Club Zürich and Muhmenthaler scored three of the goals.[3] He was part of the title winning team in the 1976–77 football season. During a cup match in February 1976, he suffered a meniscus rupture. Nevertheless, Basel extended his contract despite the fact that Muhmenthaler had to undergo three operations within the following two years. Muhmenthaler reached his third Uhrencup Final with his third club in 1977 but was unable to repeat the success, the final ended in a 6–1 defeat against Neuchâtel Xamax. Reaching the final again in the next year, Basel won the 1978 Uhrencup 2–1 against the same finalists.
Muhmenthaler was forced to terminate his playing career early due to his injury.