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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*
Years Team Apps (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]

International career

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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

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DFC Bern

SV Seebach

References

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  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.
  3. ^ Dominik, Erb. "Ex-Rekordnationalspielerin Nelly Sauter verstorben". www.football.ch.
  4. ^ "Die FCZ Frauen trauern um Nelly Sauter". Archived from the original on 17 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Live Sport und News". Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Une pionnière du foot suisse s'en est allée". 24 heures. 13 July 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Ex-Rekordnationalspielerin Nelly Sauter verstorben". www.football.ch. 13 July 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021.