Alfred Jäck


Alfred Jäck was a Swiss footballer who played as a forward.
He started his playing career with Basel, played two seasons for Servette, then returned to his home club Basel in 1932 for four years. He was member of the Basel team that won the Swiss Cup in the 1932–33 season. The final was played in the Hardturm stadium against Grasshopper Club. Basel won 4–3 and thus the club's first ever national title.
Jäck then moved to France. He spent the season 1936–37 with French first division side Olympique Lillois, followed by a further two seasons with Mulhouse. He returned to his home country in 1939 and finished his career with home club Basel for whom he scored a total of 73 goals in 170 appearances.
Between 1931 and 1936, he represented Switzerland 28 times at international level, scoring twice, and was part of Switzerland's 1934 FIFA World Cup squad.
In August 1953 Jäck suffered a heavy car accident and he died due to the consequences.

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Basel