Raymond Bardel (17 December 1928 – 5 February 2018) was a Swiss footballer who played as a forward for FC Lausanne-Sport in the 1950–51 season. He was also the first person of color to play for the Switzerland national team.[1][2][3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Bardel | ||
| Date of birth | December 17, 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland | ||
| Date of death | February 5, 2018 (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Roussillon, Isère, France | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1952 | FC Lausanne-Sport | ||
| 1952–1955 | Yverdon-Sport FC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1951 | Switzerland | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBardel was born in Yverdon-les-Bains, a town in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. He joined FC Lausanne-Sport, a club based in Lausanne, in 1949. He played as a forward for the club in the 1950–51 season of the Swiss Super League, the top tier of Swiss football, where Lausanne-Sport became league champions in the 1950–51 season. He left the club in 1952, moving on to play three years for Yverdon-Sport.[5]
Personal life
editBardel died on 5 February 2018 at the age of 89. He was buried in Roussillon, Isère, a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[6]
References
edit- ^ "En équipe de Suisse, la quatrième vague". letemps.ch.
- ^ "Waymond Bardel: Trailblazer with African-American Roots".
- ^ "Waymond Bartel, mort d'un pioneer".
- ^ Raymond Bardel at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Raymond Bardel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Avis de décès et d'obsèques de Monsieur Raymond Bardel". Retrieved 23 April 2023.