| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustav Borer | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Switzerland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1958 | FC Basel | 40 | (0) |
| 1958–1959 | FC Aarau | 16 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gustav Borer (born 19 June 1930) is a Swiss former footballer who played in the 1950s. He played as midfielder.
Borer joined FC Basel's first team in their 1955–56 season under trainer Béla Sárosi. Borer played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game on 16 June 1956 as Basel were defeated 2–6 by La Chaux-de-Fonds. [1] He scored his only goal for his club on 2 November 1957 in the Swiss Cup home match at the Landhof as Basel were 8–0 winners against FC Olten. [2]
Between the years 1955 and 1958 Borer played a total of 50 games for Basel scoring only that one goal. 40 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, one was in the Swiss Cup and the other nine were friendly games. [3]
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