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Alfred Bickel
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10 / Switzerland · 1936–1954

Alfred Bickel

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

Two goals down to Greater Germany in the Paris replay on 9 June 1938, Switzerland came back, and Bickel, German-born himself, made it 2-2 in the 64th minute of an eventual 4-2 win. Career record: 71 caps and 15 goals for Switzerland; club career at Grasshopper Club Zürich.

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Identity and career · Wikidata Q671857
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Career record

1935–1956Grasshopper Club Zürich
Switzerland71 caps, 15 goals

Sources

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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.

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