Birger Persson (born in 1892) was a Swedish footballer who played for FC Basel as forward.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Birger Persson | ||
Date of birth | 1892 | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1910–1912 | FC Basel |
1 [note 1] [note 2] | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Football career
editPersson joined Basel's first team for their 1910–11 FC season. He played his first game for the club in the friendly away match in the Schützenwiese on 4 September 1910 as Basel won 2–0 against Winterthur.[1] He scored his first goal for his club in the friendly match on 5 March 1911 in Mannheim, Germany. But it could not save the team as Basel were defeated 1–6 by Mannheimer FG 1896.[2]
After playing in eight friendly matches, Persson played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Landhof on 21 January 1912 as Basel were defeated 1–2 by local rivals Nordstern Basel.[3]
Persson played two seasons for Basel's first team. In the 1912–13 season he played for the club's reserve team, who at that time played in the Serie C, the third tear of Swiss football.[4]
Notes
editFootnotes
edit1910–11 season matches:
Aarau-FCB, FCB-YB, Stella-FCB, FCB-Biel, FCB-Aarau, YB-FCB, FCB-Stella, OB-FCB, Bern-FCB and Biel-FCB
1911–12 season matches:
FCB-Nordstern, LcdF-FCB, Sporting-FCB, Biel-FCB, FCB-Biel, YB-FCB
References
edit- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Winterthur - FC Basel 0:2 (0:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "Mannheimer FG 1896 - FC Basel 6:1 (2:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "FC Nordstern Basel - FC Basel 2:1 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Stefan Peter. "Überregionale Meisterschaften, Schweizer und Basler Cup". Retrieved 2020-11-16.
Sources
edit- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2189-1
- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- Profile: Birger Persson at Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv"