Siegfried Pfeiffer

Siegfried Pfeiffer
Personal information
Full name Siegfried Pfeiffer
Date of birth (1883-10-19)19 October 1883
Date of death 15 February 1959(1959-02-15) (aged 75)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1899–1908 FC Basel 32 (16)
International career
1908 Switzerland 1 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dr Siegfried Pfeiffer (19 October 1883 – 15 February 1959) was a Swiss international footballer. He played mainly as striker, but also as midfielder.

Between the years 1899 und 1908 Pfeiffer played a total of 72 games for FC Basel scoring a total of 28 goals.[1] He was also member of the FC Basel board of directors. He presided the club's board during the 1907–08 season.[2]

He also played for the Swiss national team. On 5 April 1908 Pfeiffer scored two goals in the legendary 5–3 victory over Germany at the Landhof in Basel.[3] This was the first national team game for the Germans.[4]

Sources and References

  1. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Siegfried Pfeiffer". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ Zindel, Josef (2015). Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4.
  3. ^ weltfussball.com. "freundschaft 1908 april schweiz deutschland". weltfussball.com. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  4. ^ Deutscher Fußballbund. "Schweiz 5:3 Deutschland". dfb.de. Retrieved 16 November 2018.