Traugott Oberer
Quick Facts
Biography
Traugott Oberer (born 30 November 1924) is a former Swiss footballer who played as a forward.
Club football
Oberer started his playing career with Montreux-Sports. In 1944 he transferred to FC Basel and played there for four years. With his new club at the end of the 1945-46 season he gained promotion from the Nationalliga B to the Nationalliga A (now called Swiss Super League) and in Basel's 1946–47 season he won the Swiss Cup. He was the clubs top scorer that season with 13 goals. In fact Oberer scored 53 goals for Basel in a total of 109 league and cup appearances during these four seasons.
In the 1949–50 season he played with Cantonal Neuchâtel (later Xamax) before moving to Chiasso for two years. Again in the 1952–53 season he return to play another year for Cantonal before returning to Chiasso for three further seasons. Oberer ended his playing career after the 1956–57 season, this was his third spell with Cantonal.
National team
Oberer gained three caps for the Swiss national football team. His debut was on 18 September 1949 in the away game against Luxembourg, a 3-2 win, in which he scored a goal. His second game was in the away defeat suffered against Belgium just two weeks later. Oberers third and final national team game was on 19 March 1950 as Switzerland drew 3-3 in the away tie against Austria. In the Praterstadion in front of 62,000 spectators Oberer scored the last goal to secure the draw.
Honours and Titles
- Swiss Cup winner: 1946–47
- Promotion to Nationalliga A: 1945–46
Sources and References
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2014/2015. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2027-6
- 1946–47 at RSSSF