Willy Huber

Willy Huber

Personal information
Full name	Wilhelm Huber[1]
Date of birth	17 December 1913
Place of birth	Zurich, Switzerland
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1934–1943	Grasshopper Club Zürich
National team
1933–1942	Switzerland	16	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Wilhelm Huber, best known as Willy Huber (born 17 December 1913, date of death unknown)^[2] was a Swiss football goalkeeper who played for Switzerland in the FIFA World Cup in 1934 and 1938.^[3][4] He also played for Grasshopper Club Zürich. He was Switzerland's Goalkeeper of the Year in 1937, 1942 and 1943.^[5]

Career

Huber played for FC La Sarraz and for FC Blue Stars Zürich before he played for Grasshopper Club Zürich, with whom he won the Swiss championship in 1936-37, 1938–39, 1941–42 and 1942–43 and the Swiss Cup in 1933-34, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, thus winning the double in 1936-37, 1941–42 and 1942-43. Only Severino Minelli and Alfred Bickel, with eight victories each, have won the cup more often than his seven cup victories, and otherwise only Hermann Springer has equalled this total.^[6]

He ended his career at FC Zürich.

References

1. "EU-Football.info => PLAYER: Wilhelm Huber". Retrieved 6 September 2011.
2. Listed as deceased at worldfootball.net
3. Seleção Suíça na Copa do Mundo FIFA de 1934
4. Seleção Suíça na Copa do Mundo FIFA de 1938
5. "Switzerland - Goalkeeper of the Year". rsssf.com. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
6. "Die siegreichsten Spieler". Schweizer Cup - Geschichte. Schweizerische Fussball Verband. Retrieved 12 September 2011.

External links

• FIFA profile