Leopold Kielholz

Leopold " Poldi " Kiel Wood ( born June 9, 1911 † 4 June 1980 ) was a Swiss football player and scored the first goal of Switzerland in the history of the Football World Cup. Hallmark of the striker had his glasses made of safety glass, which he wore on the court.

Club career

Leopold Kiel Wooden began his career in 1927 at the BSC Old Boys Basel, after a season he moved to FC unterklassigen Black Stars Basel and after two more years to FC Basel. In 1932, he left Basel and joined the Servette FC Genève. With the western Swiss managed under player-manager Karl Rappan 1933 immediately the master title, the following season in the inaugural National League followed immediately another. Kiel wood was this season with 40 hits leading scorer of the league, setting a record that still exists today.

According to a third successive title Kielholz moved to FC Bern, where he served as player-coach for one season before the club left towards France. There he worked in the second division for Stade Reims. However, the club from the Champagne was not successful this season and finished only second to last place, only a reorganization of the League secured the league. The Swiss returned to his home and after a year at FC St. Gallen, where the ascent was missed in the National League in the Playoff, he joined Young Fellows Zurich, where he also finished his career in 1943.

National

His debut in the Swiss national football team gave Kiel wood in November 1933. During the World Cup 1934 he scored in the first round match against the Netherlands on seven minutes the opening goal, thus represented the first goal in World Cup history of Switzerland. To the 3-2 victory, he still contributed another goal. In the quarterfinals, came from against Czechoslovakia, despite a further gate of Kiel wood.

During the 1933 to 1935 discharged third European Cup teams, the striker was part of the main cast of the Swiss team and was able to achieve seven goals in five games, including three in a 6-2 win against Hungary. This meant the title of top scorer of the competition, together with György Sárosi.

In 1938 he was a member of the Swiss squad for the World Cup in 1938, but came to no use. His last game for the national team, he played in May 1938 against Belgium. Overall, he was 17 times the national jersey and made it twelve gates.

Achievements

3x Swiss champion: 1933, 1934, 1935
1x Swiss scorer: 1934
1x scorer of the European Cup teams: 1933-35
17 games and 12 goals for the Swiss national team

National League / National League A

Super League

National football team ( Switzerland )
Swiss
Born in 1911
Died in 1980
Man

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