Nelly Sauter

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Nelly Sauter
Personal information
Date of birth(1959-08-24)24 August 1959
Place of birth Uitikon, Switzerland
Date of death 7 July 2021(2021-07-07) (aged 61)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
FC Bern
International career
1978–1992 Switzerland 55 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nelly Sauter (24 August 1959 - 7 July 2021) was a Swiss footballer who was the first female Swiss player to play 50 times for the Switzerland women's national football team. [1] [2] [3] [4] Sauter won 11 Nationalliga A titles. [5]

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International career

Sauter made her debut for the Swiss national team on 7 August 1978 against Scotland, and was the most capped female player for Switzerland for 20 years unitl she was by surpassed by Lara Dickenmann. [6]

Honours

DFC Bern

SV Seebach

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References

  1. Stocker, Lukas (6 February 2015). "Nelly Sauter: "Meistertitel mit 11 Spielerinnen" – Züri Live". Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. "Football - Une pionnière du foot suisse s'en est allée". Lematin.ch. 13 July 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2024 via Le Matin.
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  5. "Live Sport und News" . Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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  7. 1 2 "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Ex-Rekordnationalspielerin Nelly Sauter verstorben". www.football.ch. 13 July 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021.