Vittorio Gottardi

Vittorio Gottardi (born 18 March 1967) is a Swiss former footballer who played in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He played mainly in the position as Striker, but also as midfielder.

Vittorio Gottardi
Personal information
Full name Vittorio Gottardi
Date of birth (1967-03-18) 18 March 1967
Place of birth Switzerland
Position(s) Midfielder, Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 SC Dornach
1989–1992 FC Basel 83 (2)
1992–1993 SC Dornach
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Gottardi first played for SC Dornach in the fourth tier of Swiss football. He joined FC Basel's first team for their 1989–90 season and signed his first professional contract under head-coach Urs Siegenthaler in the second tier of Swiss football. After playing in three test games, Gottardi played his domestic league debut for his new club in the home game in the St. Jakob Stadium on 9 September 1989 as Basel won 2–0 against Grenchen.[1] Gottardi scored his first goal for his club in the home game on 28 July 1990. But it was not enough to save the team, as Basel were defeated 1–2 by Locarno.[2]

Gottardi stayed with the club for three seasons and was a regular starter in the team. During his time with the club Gottardi played a total of 123 games for Basel scoring a total of four goals. 83 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, five in the Swiss Cup and 35 were friendly games. He scored two goals in the domestic league, the other two were scored during the test games.[3]

Following his time with Basel, Gottardi returned to his club of origin.

References
  1. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - FC Grenchen 2:0 (0:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  2. "FC Basel - FC Locarno 1:2 (0:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  3. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Vittorio Gottardi - FCB-Statistik". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.

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