René Hasler Explained

René Hasler
Birth Date:18 June 1948
Birth Place:Lucerne, Switzerland
Position:Defender
Years1:1969–1971
Years2:1971–1976
Years3:1976–1979
Years4:1979–1983
Clubs4:FC Basel
Nationalyears1:1972–1977
Nationalteam1:Switzerland
Nationalcaps1:25
Nationalgoals1:?

René Hasler (born 18 June 1948) is a Swiss former footballer who played for FC Basel for most of his career, and the Swiss national team.

Career

Hasler started his career at FC Zürich in 1969 and left two years later to join FC Basel, where he won two league titles consecutively in 1972 and 1973, and the Swiss Cup in 1975. He then moved to Neuchâtel Xamax in 1976 where he played for three years before returning to St. Jakob Stadium, where he helped Basel win another title in 1980.

Hasler earned 25 caps for the Swiss national team, the first of which coming on 21 October 1972 in a 0–0 draw with Italy in Bern. His last game in a Switzerland shirt was a 2–1 loss to Spain on 21 September 1977, also in Bern.

Honours

Zürich

Basel

References