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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 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 until 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. 1 2 "Schweizerischer Fussballverband – Ex-Rekordnationalspielerin Nelly Sauter verstorben". www.football.ch. 13 July 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021.