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'''Max "Xam" Abegglen''' (11 April 1902 – 25 August 1970) was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. Throughout his career, he played for [[FC Lausanne]] until 1923 when he transferred to [[Grasshopper Zurich]]. He was the brother of [[André Abegglen|André 'Trello' Abegglen]] and Jean Abegglen, both also players of the Swiss national team. |
'''Max "Xam" Abegglen''' (11 April 1902 – 25 August 1970) was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. Throughout his career, he played for [[FC Lausanne]] until 1923 when he transferred to [[Grasshopper Zurich]]. He was the brother of [[André Abegglen|André 'Trello' Abegglen]] and Jean Abegglen, both also players of the Swiss national team. |
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Abegglen played for the [[Switzerland national football team|Swiss national team]] 68 times, scoring 34 goals. He was the sole leading goalscorer for the team until [[Kubilay Türkyilmaz]]'s 34th goal in his 62nd and final international in 2001. Their records were broken on 30 May 2008 with [[Alexander Frei]]'s 35th goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/zwit-recintlp.html#goals|title=Goalscoring for Switzerland National Team|publisher=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=17 July 2007}}</ref> |
Abegglen played for the [[Switzerland national football team|Swiss national team]] 68 times, scoring 34 goals. He was the sole leading goalscorer for the team until [[Kubilay Türkyilmaz]]'s 34th goal in his 62nd and final international in 2001. Their records were broken on 30 May 2008 with [[Alexander Frei]]'s 35th goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/zwit-recintlp.html#goals |title=Goalscoring for Switzerland National Team |publisher=[[RSSSF]] |accessdate=17 July 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106022738/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/zwit-recintlp.html |archivedate=6 January 2012 |df= }}</ref> |
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Abegglen scored a hat-trick in his first international, against [[Netherlands national football team|the Netherlands]] in [[Bern]] on 19 November 1922.<ref>[http://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=4919 MATCH: 19 November 1922 Switzerland v Netherlands 5:0]. Eu-football.info (19 November 1922).</ref> His only other hat-trick was in the [[Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics]] on 24 May 1924, with three in a 9–0 win over [[Lithuania national football team|Lithuania]]. |
Abegglen scored a hat-trick in his first international, against [[Netherlands national football team|the Netherlands]] in [[Bern]] on 19 November 1922.<ref>[http://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=4919 MATCH: 19 November 1922 Switzerland v Netherlands 5:0]. Eu-football.info (19 November 1922).</ref> His only other hat-trick was in the [[Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics]] on 24 May 1924, with three in a 9–0 win over [[Lithuania national football team|Lithuania]]. |
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Full name | Max Abegglen | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 11 April 1902 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Neuchâtel, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 25 August 1970 | (aged 68)||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1918–1919 | FC Cantonal | ||||||||||||||||
1919–1923 | Lausanne-Sports | ||||||||||||||||
1923–1941 | Grasshopper Club | ||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1922–1937 | Switzerland | 68 | (34) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Max "Xam" Abegglen (11 April 1902 – 25 August 1970) was a Swiss footballer who played as a forward. Throughout his career, he played for FC Lausanne until 1923 when he transferred to Grasshopper Zurich. He was the brother of André 'Trello' Abegglen and Jean Abegglen, both also players of the Swiss national team.
Abegglen played for the Swiss national team 68 times, scoring 34 goals. He was the sole leading goalscorer for the team until Kubilay Türkyilmaz's 34th goal in his 62nd and final international in 2001. Their records were broken on 30 May 2008 with Alexander Frei's 35th goal.[1]
Abegglen scored a hat-trick in his first international, against the Netherlands in Bern on 19 November 1922.[2] His only other hat-trick was in the Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics on 24 May 1924, with three in a 9–0 win over Lithuania. [3] The Swiss won the silver medal after losing the final 3–0 to Uruguay. Abegglen missed the 1934 FIFA World Cup. In his final match, he was captain as Switzerland lost 1–0 to Nazi Germany on 2 May 1937.[4]
The club Neuchâtel Xamax, twice Swiss champions in the 1980s, is named after "Xam" Max Abegglen.[5]
References
- ^ "Goalscoring for Switzerland National Team". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2007.
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suggested) (help) - ^ MATCH: 19 November 1922 Switzerland v Netherlands 5:0. Eu-football.info (19 November 1922).
- ^ MATCH: 25 May 1924 Lithuania v Switzerland 0:9. Eu-football.info (25 May 1924).
- ^ MATCH: 2 May 1937 Switzerland v Germany 0:1. Eu-football.info (2 May 1937).
- ^ Inglis, Simon (1990). The Football Grounds of Europe. London: Collins Willow. p. 243. ISBN 0-00-218305-6.
External links
- Max "Xam" Abegglen – Goals in International Matches, by Erik Garin and Roberto Mamrud, RSSSF.
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- Max Abegglen at National-Football-Teams.com
- Use dmy dates from October 2012
- 1902 births
- 1970 deaths
- Swiss footballers
- Switzerland international footballers
- Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Switzerland
- Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland
- Grasshopper Club Zürich players
- FC Lausanne-Sport players
- Olympic medalists in football
- Swiss football biography stubs
- Swiss Olympic medalist stubs
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics