August Lehmann | |
Birth Date: | 26 January 1909 |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1928–1934 |
Clubs1: | FC Zürich |
Years2: | 1934–1937 |
Clubs2: | FC Lausanne-Sport |
Years3: | 1937–1942 |
Clubs3: | Grasshopper Club Zürich |
Years4: | 1942–1943 |
Clubs4: | FC St. Gallen |
Nationalyears1: | 1930–1943 |
Nationalcaps1: | 32 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
August Lehmann (26 January 1909 in Zurich– 13 September 1973) was a Swiss footballer who played for Switzerland in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.[1] He also played for FC Zürich, FC Lausanne-Sport, Grasshopper Club Zürich, and FC St. Gallen. A part-time professional, he also worked a night job as a dance band-leader in a Zurich hotel. He outplayed Stanley Matthews in a 2–1 win over England in 1938.