| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1909-01-26)26 January 1909 | ||
| Date of death | 13 September 1973(1973-09-13) (aged 64) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928–1934 | FC Zürich | ||
| 1934–1937 | FC Lausanne-Sport | ||
| 1937–1942 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | ||
| 1942–1943 | FC St. Gallen | ||
| International career | |||
| 1930–1943 | Switzerland | 32 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
August Lehmann (26 January 1909 in Zurich– 13 September 1973) was a Swiss footballer who played for Switzerland in the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He also played for FC Zürich, FC Lausanne-Sport, Grasshopper Club Zürich, and FC St. Gallen. A part-time professional, he also worked a night job as a dance band-leader in a Zurich hotel. He outplayed Stanley Matthews in a 2–1 win over England in 1938.
References
- Seleção Suíça na Copa do Mundo FIFA de 1938 Archived March 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Matthews, Stanley; Les Scott (2000), The Way It Was, Headline, pp. 125–27, ISBN 0-7472-6427-9
External links
- Profile at FIFA.com
| Switzerland squad – 1938 FIFA World Cup | ||
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- 1909 births
- 1973 deaths
- Swiss men's footballers
- Switzerland men's international footballers
- 1938 FIFA World Cup players
- Men's association football defenders
- FC Zürich players
- FC Lausanne-Sport players
- Grasshopper Club Zurich players
- FC St. Gallen players
- Footballers from Zurich
- 20th-century Swiss sportsmen
- Swiss football biography stubs