Georges Kramer Explained

Georges Kramer
Birth Date:1898
Birth Place:Colombier, Switzerland
Position:Striker
Years1:1915–1919
Years2:1919–1920
Years3:1920–1921
Years4:1921–1922
Years5:1922–1923
Years6:1923–1927
Years7:1927–1930
Years8:1931–1932
Years9:1933–1934
Years10:1934–1935
Clubs1:Cantonal Neuchâtel
Clubs2:Neuchâtel Xamax
Clubs3:Grasshopper Club Zürich
Clubs4:Biel-Bienne
Clubs5:FC Cette
Clubs6:Gallia Club Lunel
Clubs7:SO Montpellier
Clubs8:SC Nîmes
Clubs9:FC Lyon
Clubs10:AS Villeurbanne
Nationalyears1:1920–1921
Nationalteam1:Switzerland[1]
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:1
Manageryears1:1945–1946
Manageryears2:1946–1948
Managerclubs1:FC Martigues
Managerclubs2:SO Montpellier

Georges Kramer (born 1898) was a Swiss footballer and coach.[2]

Biography

Georges Kramer, like his brothers Auguste and Edmond, was a Swiss international, before continuing his career in France.

He made his debut for FC Cantonal Neuchâtel, ancestor of Neuchâtel Xamax FC, before playing for Grasshopper-Club Zurich, and then FC Bienne.

He left Bienne to join FC Cette in 1922.[3] With the Dauphins, he took part in an exceptional season, winning the Championship from the Ligue du Sud Est and reaching the final of the Coupe de France. However, he was involved in an infamous "affair" in 1923. The sétois club, before the advent of professionalism in French football, were accused of shamateurism.

Georges Kramer left for Gallia Club Lunel, a team who aspired to play in the highest levels of the league. He joined the club, in 1924, with his two brothers.[4] He was also joint manager with French international Fernand Brunel.

The three Kramer brothers also left for SO Montpellier. The number of foreign players were limited to three per team to play in the Coupe de France, so Georges took French citizenship. He played in the Coupe de France in 1929, against the team's great rival of the time, FC Sète. The brothers Auguste and Edmond Kramer scored two goals in the win.[5]

Honours

References

  1. Web site: Georges Kramer, international footballer (born).
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/players/zwit-players-in-fr.html Player page at rsssf.org
  3. http://www.fcsete.com/fixes/historique/histoire/histoire2.php History of FC Sète at fcsete.com
  4. Web site: Le football heraultais at lelanguedocsportif.org . 6 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100303092140/http://lelanguedocsportif.org/articles/histoire-du-sport/29-sp-history/47-le-football-heraultais . 3 March 2010 . dead .
  5. http://www.montpellierinteractif.com/articles/afficher.php?id=31 History of montpellierain football at montpellierinteractif.com