Fritz Künzli
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Friedrich "Fritz" Künzli (8 January 1946 – 22 December 2019) was a Swiss football player. From 1961 to 1979 he played in 313 matches in the Nationalliga A scoring a record 201 goals.[1][2] In 1978, he played part of one season in the North American Soccer League.
He was a leading goal scorer four times in the league and is one of only three players to lead the league in goals for two different clubs.[1] He achieved his greatest success teaming with Köbi Kuhn at FC Zürich, winning two league championships, and four Swiss Cups.
He earned 44 caps and scored 15 goals for Switzerland between 17 October 1965 and 16 November 1977.[1] His international career includes two matches in the 1966 World Cup.[3]
After retiring from football, he operated a restaurant in Zürich with his wife, former actress and model, Monika Kaelin. He died on 22 December 2019, having suffered from Alzheimer's disease in his later years.[1][2]
Honors
- 2x League champion 1965–1966, 1967–1968
- 4x League Leading Scorer, 1966–1967, 1967–1968, 1969–1970, 1977–1978
- 4x Swiss Cup champion 1966, 1970, 1972 and 1973
References
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External links
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- 1946 births
- 2019 deaths
- Swiss men's footballers
- Swiss expatriate men's footballers
- Switzerland men's international footballers
- 1966 FIFA World Cup players
- FC Zürich players
- FC Winterthur players
- FC Lausanne-Sport players
- San Diego Sockers (1978–1996) players
- Houston Hurricane players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Men's association football forwards
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Sportspeople from Glarus
- 20th-century Swiss sportsmen