Rudolf Wirz | |
Fullname: | Rudolf Wirz |
Birth Date: | 1918 |
Birth Place: | Switzerland |
Death Place: | Basel, Switzerland |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1941–1948 |
Clubs1: | FC Basel |
Caps1: | 51 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Rudolf Wirz (1918 – 5 November 1988) was a Swiss footballer who played for FC Basel. He played as midfielder.
Wirz joined Basel's first team in their 1941–42 season as they played in the 1. Liga under player-manager Eugen Rupf. Wirz played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game at the Landhof on 12 October 1941 as Basel won 4–0 against Chiasso.[1] Basel finished their season as winners of group East and qualified promotion play-offs against group West winners FC Bern. The 1st leg was the away tie, this ended with a goalless draw. Basel won the 2nd leg at home at the Landhof 3–1 to achieve Promotion.[2]
Between the years 1941 and 1948 Wirz played a total of 81 games for Basel without scoring a goal. 51 of these games were in the Swiss Serie A, 11 in the Swiss Cup and 19 were friendly games.[3]