René Deck (born 8 June 1945) was a Swiss international footballer who played as a goalkeeper for a number of clubs in Switzerland, Greece and Germany.

René Deck
Personal information
Full name René Deck
Date of birth (1945-06-08) 8 June 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth Switzerland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1967 Wettingen
1967–1974 Grasshopper 193 (0)
1974–1975 PAOK 31 (0)
1975–1976 VfB Stuttgart 5 (0)
1976–1980 Winterthur
International career
1971–1973 Switzerland 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Deck began his career in Switzerland, playing several seasons with Grasshopper Club Zürich. He won the goalkeeper of the year award three times.[1]

Deck moved to Greece to play in the Greek first division with PAOK F.C. in the summer of 1974.[2] The following season, he joined German second division side VfB Stuttgart.

International career

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Deck made seven appearances for the Switzerland national football team.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Garin, Erik (4 June 2005). "Switzerland – Goalkeeper of the Year". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  2. ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (19 January 2003). "Greece 1974/75". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Ex-Natigoalie Deck schwärmt von den Hellenen". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). NZZ Online. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
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