Jörg Stohler (born 27 August 1949) is a

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former

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who played as a defender during the 1970s and 1980s. He played over 300 League Championship matches and won the

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Championship four times. He also won the

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, the

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and

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once. Stohler played ten games for the Swiss national team.

Football career

Born in

Pratteln Pratteln (Swiss German: ''Brattele'') is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland, located in the district of Liestal. History Pratteln is first mentioned around 1102-03 as ''Bratello''. Geography Pratteln has an area, ...

, Stohler started his football in the youth system with local club Pratteln and as of 1967 played regularly for their first team. He moved to

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in 1970. Stohler was part of the team that completed a record run of 52 home games unbeaten in the

St. Jakob Stadium The St. Jakob Stadium was a football stadium in Basel, Switzerland and the former home of Swiss club FC Basel. It was built in view of the 1954 FIFA World Cup, and as well as serving as a club stadium, it hosted several important matches, incl ...

between June 1968 and August 1972. On 30 July 1974 he scored the first goal in the

Final, but Basel lost by 1–2 against Young Boys. He also scored a penalty in the Final of the same competition on 29 September 1981 as Basel won 5-3 on penalties after a 2-2 at full-time. In the

Wankdorf Stadion The Wankdorf Stadium (german: Wankdorfstadion, ) was a football stadium in the Wankdorf quarter of Bern, Switzerland, and the former home of Swiss club BSC Young Boys. It was built in 1925, and as well as serving as a club stadium, it hosted se ...

in Bern on 11 June 1983 Stohler played his 300th league match. At the end of his professional career, in the summer of 1984, Stohler moved to

FC Grenchen FC Grenchen is a Swiss football club, based in Grenchen. They currently play in the 2. Liga, and play their matches at the Brühl Stadium. History FC Grenchen was founded in 1906. In 1937 they gained promotion to the top league of Swiss ...

and he played there for two years. Then for the season 1988/89 Stohler moved to FC Münchenstein in the 3. Liga (then the sixth tier of the Swiss Football League) and became their player-manager. This was a very successful move because at the end of the season the club was promoted to the 2. Liga. During his time at FC Basel, Stohler played ten games for the Swiss national team between 1975 and 1980.

Private life

Stohler did his apprenticeship as a construction mechanic. He worked in the local chemical industry, but since 2005 he is retired. Stohler is married and has two grown up children.

Honours

Basel *

championship winner:

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrati ...

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major off ...

winner: 1975 *

winner: 1973 * Alpencupsieger: 1981 Grenchen * Promotion from the Nationalliga B to the Nationalliga A: 1985 Münchenstein * Promotion to the 2. Liga: 1989

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stohler, Jorg 1949 births FC Basel players FC Grenchen players Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's international footballers Living people Men's association football defenders