Hanspeter Schild (born 21 April 1950) is a Swiss former

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who played as a

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and made ten appearances for the Switzerland national team and scored two career goals.

Career

Schild made his debut for

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on 20 October 1973 in a

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match against

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, which finished as a 0–2 loss. He went on to make ten appearances, scoring two goals, before making his last appearance on 3 September 1975 in a friendly match against

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, which finished as a 1–2 loss.

Career statistics

International

International goals

References

External links

* * 1950 births Living people Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders BSC Young Boys players Swiss Super League players 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-footy-midfielder-stub