Ernst Lörtscher Explained

Ernst Lörtscher
Birth Date:15 March 1913
Birth Place:Bucharest, Romania[1]
Death Date:30 November 1993
Death Place:Switzerland
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Forward Morges
Youthclubs2:Lausanne-Sports
Youthclubs3:BSC Young Boys
Years1:1932–1943
Nationalyears1:1934–1938
Nationalteam1:Switzerland
Nationalcaps1:21
Nationalgoals1:1

Ernst Lörtscher (15 March 1913 – 30 November 1993) was a Swiss footballer. He played for Servette Genf[2] and the Switzerland national football team, for whom he appeared in the 1938 FIFA World Cup, during which he would become the second player in the Event's history to score an own goal. This distinction occurred during Switzerland's 4–2 replay match victory against Nazi Germany on 9 June.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.super-servette.ch/Legenden/ELoertscher_FR.pdf{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  2. Web site: Ernest Loertscher, international footballer (born).