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Full name
  
Silvan Thuler

Name
  
Silvan Thuler

Role
  
Footballer

Position
  
Defender

Playing position
  
Defender


Date of birth
  
(1932-08-01)1 August 1932

Date of death
  
13 August 2011(2011-08-13) (aged 79)

Died
  
August 13, 2011, Riehen, Switzerland

Place of death
  
Riehen, Switzerland

Place of birth
  
Solothurn, Switzerland

Silvan "Sämi" Thüler (1 August 1932 – 13 August 2011) was a Swiss footballer.

He played as Defender for FC Solothurn between 1950 and 1955. Solothurn won the Swiss 1. Liga (third national level) in 1952 and were promoted to the Nationalliga B. Between 1955 and 1962 he played for FC Basel in the Nationalliga A and then from 1962 for FC Concordia Basel again in the Swiss 1. Liga.

"Sämi" Thüler played two games for the Swiss National team. His debut was on the 21 November 1956 in the 3:1 away win against Germany at the Waldstadion in Frankfurt.

Thüler married Lotti Feller in April 1956. They had two daughters, twins, Barbara and Silvia. First he worked for the local gas and waterboard. Later he was landlord and managed various restaurants, before he took over as manager of the Wenkenhof in Riehen.

Honours

Solothurn

  • Swiss 1. Liga champions and promoted to Nationalliga B: 1952
  • References

    Silvan Thüler Wikipedia