Raymond Bardel
Raymond Bardel (17 December 1928 – 5 February 2018) was a Swiss footballer who played as a forward for FC Lausanne-Sport in the 1950–51 season. He was also the first person of color to play for the Switzerland national team.[1][2][3][4]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Raymond Bardel | ||
Date of birth | December 17, 1928 | ||
Place of birth | Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland | ||
Date of death | February 5, 2018 89) | (aged||
Place of death | Roussillon, Isère, France | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1949–1952 | FC Lausanne-Sport | ||
1952–1955 | Yverdon-Sport FC | ||
International career | |||
1951 | Switzerland | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
Bardel was born in Yverdon-les-Bains, a town in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. He joined FC Lausanne-Sport, a club based in Lausanne, in 1949. He played as a forward for the club in the 1950–51 season of the Swiss Super League, the top tier of Swiss football, where Lausanne-Sport became league champions in the 1950–51 season. He left the club in 1952, moving on to play three years for Yverdon-Sport.[5]
Personal life
Bardel died on 5 February 2018 at the age of 89. He was buried in Roussillon, Isère, a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[6]
References
- "En équipe de Suisse, la quatrième vague". letemps.ch.
- "Waymond Bardel: Trailblazer with African-American Roots".
- "Waymond Bartel, mort d'un pioneer".
- Raymond Bardel at WorldFootball.net
- "Raymond Bardel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- "Avis de décès et d'obsèques de Monsieur Raymond Bardel". Retrieved 23 April 2023.