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Switzerland · 1935–1956

Alfred Bickel

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Rating
84
Caps
71
Goals
15
Life
1918–1999
Clubs
Grasshopper Club Zürich
#10
Editorial rank of 33 for Switzerland
The people's rank, live from duel votes

Known for no Swiss player has won more domestic silverware, and only one other footballer in history played World Cups before and after the war. Both Abegglen brothers and Minelli from the same era are listed while the man with the most medals is not. Biggest achievements: Seven Swiss championships and nine Swiss Cups with Grasshopper Club Zürich; 71 caps and 15 goals for Switzerland; scored in the 1938 World Cup win over Germany; played World Cups either side of the Second World War, holding the record for the longest gap between World Cup matches.

Around Bickel in the almanac

One rank above: Ricardo Rodríguez at #9.

One rank below: Heinz Hermann at #11.

Switzerland's editorial top five: Stéphane Chapuisat · Yann Sommer · Alexander Frei · Granit Xhaka · Stephan Lichtsteiner.