Karl Elsener

Born on : August 13, 1934 at Menzingen

Date of death : July 29, 2010

Nationality : Switzerland

Height : 1m80

Weight : 82 kg

Number of international caps : 34

First cap : vs France 16/04/1958

Main position
Goalkeeper

Elsener's career statisticsLast updated on 01/05/2024 at 19:41

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

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Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

tier

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

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eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

1967/1968

FC Lucerne

1966/1967

FC Lucerne

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Switzerland	World Cup	2					7		180	0	100%		67%			0%	0%	100%

1965/1966

Lausanne

Club	Competition							V	D	L
Lausanne	Coupe d’Europe des Clubs Champions	2	4	1	180	100%	100%	0%	50%	50%
Switzerland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	2	1	1	180	100%	100%	50%	50%	0%
Switzerland	Friendlies	1			45	100%	33%	0%	100%	0%

1964/1965

Grenchen

Club	Competition							V	D	L
Switzerland	Friendlies	1	1		45	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%
Switzerland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	4	2	2	360	100%	100%	75%	0%	25%
Switzerland	Friendlies	1	1		45	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%
Switzerland B	Friendlies	1		1	45	100%		0%	100%	0%

1963/1964

Grenchen

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Switzerland	Friendlies	1							28	0	0%	1	50%			0%	100%	0%
Switzerland	Friendlies	4					9	1	360	0	100%		100%			25%	0%	75%

1962/1963

Grasshops

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Switzerland	Friendlies	1					3		47	0	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%
Switzerland	Euro Qualifying	1					1		90	0	100%		50%			0%	100%	0%

1961/1962

Grasshops

Club	Competition						V	D	L
Switzerland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	1	2	90	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%
Switzerland	World Cup Qualifying	1	1	90	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%
Switzerland	World Cup	3	8	270	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%

1960/1961

Winterthur

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Switzerland	Friendlies	1					2		90	0	100%		100%			100%	0%	0%
Switzerland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	2					6		180	0	100%		67%			50%	0%	50%

1959/1960

Winterthur

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Switzerland	Friendlies	1					4		90	0	100%		50%			0%	0%	100%
Switzerland	Friendlies	1							45	0	0%	1	25%			100%	0%	0%

1958/1959

La Chaux

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Switzerland	Friendlies	2					3		136	0	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%
Switzerland	Friendlies	1					3		90	0	100%		50%			100%	0%	0%

1957/1958

Grasshops

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Switzerland	Friendlies	3					5	1	270	0	100%		100%			0%	33%	67%

1956/1957

Grasshops

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Grasshops	(C1) Ligue des Champions	4					6	1	360	0	100%		100%			25%	25%	50%

1955/1956

Grasshops

1954/1955

Grasshops

1953/1954

Winterthur

Total

The data represented with this background color are not complete. The figures may not reflect reality.

Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Transfers

01/07/68 > 29/07/10		Retired
01/07/66 > 01/07/68		FC Lucerne
01/07/65 > 01/07/66		Lausanne-Sport
01/07/63 > 01/07/65		Grenchen
01/07/61 > 01/07/63		Grasshops
01/07/59 > 01/07/61		Winterthur
01/07/58 > 01/07/59		La Chaux
01/07/54 > 01/07/58		Grasshops
01/07/53 > 01/07/54		Winterthur

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Player career by clubLast updated on 29/04/2024 at 12:48

Club	Played matches	Minutes played	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Grasshops	4	360	100%4	25%1	50%2
Lausanne	2	180	100%2	0%0	50%1
Switzerland	34	2731	94%32	32%11	53%18
Switzerland B	1	45	100%1	0%0	0%0

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Albania	2	2	2	0
Netherlands	5	2	1	5
France	3	1	1	4
Belgium	3	2	1	4
Sparta ČKD Prague	2	0	1	4
Slovan	2	1	1	1
Israel	1	0	1	0
West Germany	5	0	0	17
Sweden	4	2	0	10
Fiorentina	2	0	0	5
Italy	2	0	0	6
N. Ireland	2	1	0	2
Portugal	2	1	0	6
Spain	1	0	0	2
Chile	1	0	0	3
Hungary	1	0	0	2
Norway	1	0	0	3
Mexico	1	0	0	1
Czechoslovakia	1	0	0	2

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
West Germany	5	5	17
Italy	2	2	6
Sweden	4	2	10
Sparta ČKD Prague	2	1	4
Spain	1	1	2
Fiorentina	2	1	5
Belgium	3	1	4
N. Ireland	2	1	2
Netherlands	5	1	5
Chile	1	1	3
Hungary	1	1	2
Norway	1	1	3
Portugal	2	1	6
Slovan	2	1	1
Czechoslovakia	1	1	2

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
1967/1968	FC Lucerne	0%	0%	0	48%	35%	31	-
1966/1967	FC Lucerne	0%	0%	0	68%	7%	28	-
1965/1966	Lausanne	0%	50%	2	46%	25%	28	-
1964/1965	Grenchen	0%	0%	0	25%	43%	28	-
1963/1964	Grenchen	0%	0%	0	66%	21%	29	-
1962/1963	Grasshops	0%	0%	0	44%	34%	32	-
1961/1962	Grasshops	0%	0%	0	50%	27%	30	-
1960/1961	Winterthur	0%	0%	0	34%	62%	29	-
1959/1960	Winterthur	0%	0%	0	48%	41%	29	-
1958/1959	La Chaux	0%	0%	0	32%	32%	28	-
1957/1958	Grasshops	0%	0%	0	60%	23%	35	-
1956/1957	Grasshops	25%	50%	4	74%	16%	31	-
1955/1956	Grasshops	0%	0%	0	78%	9%	32	-
1954/1955	Grasshops	0%	0%	0	54%	29%	28	-
1953/1954	Winterthur	0%	0%	0	30%	52%	27	-

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Grasshopper Zürich
24/10/1956	C1LC	Slovan - Grasshops	1 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first loss
12/12/1956	C1LC	Grasshops - Slovan	2 - 0	First victory
Lausanne-Sport
22/09/1965	CECC	Lausanne-Sport - Sparta ČKD Prague	0 - 0	First match with the club, first start
29/09/1965	CECC	Sparta ČKD Prague - Lausanne-Sport	4 - 0	First loss

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 29/04/2024 at 12:48

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Match starts	Yellow cards	D Draws	L Losses
Friendlies	Friendlies	19	1336	89%17	21%4	21%4	58%11
World Cup	World Cup	5	450	100%5			100%5
WCQEZ	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	9	810	100%9	67%6	11%1	22%2
World Cup Qualifying	World Cup Qualifying	1	90	100%1	100%1
Euro Qualifying	Euro Qualifying	1	90	100%1		100%1
Champions League	Champions League	6	540	100%6	17%1	33%2	50%3

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
1967/1968	FC Lucerne	1	6	28	26	12	4	10	51	58
1966/1967	FC Lucerne	2	1	41	26	17	7	2	68	25
1965/1966	Lausanne	1	3	32	26	12	8	6	72	46
1964/1965	Grenchen	1	11	21	26	6	9	11	35	43
1963/1964	Grenchen	1	3	38	26	17	4	5	57	35
1962/1963	Grasshops	1	7	25	26	9	7	10	59	52
1961/1962	Grasshops	1	4	31	26	12	7	7	61	52
1960/1961	Winterthur	1	13	17	26	8	1	17	33	66
1959/1960	Winterthur	1	6	27	26	12	3	11	40	40
1958/1959	La Chaux	1	7	26	26	8	10	8	44	44
1957/1958	Grasshops	1	2	35	26	16	3	7	81	47
1956/1957	Grasshops	1	2	41	26	19	3	4	82	30
1955/1956	Grasshops	1	1	42	26	19	4	3	94	36
1954/1955	Grasshops	1	3	33	26	14	5	7	80	43
1953/1954	Winterthur	2	11	21	26	8	5	13	56	57

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
June 09, 1968	09/06	NA	Round 26	FC Sion	1 - 0	FC Lucerne	No data
June 01, 1968	01/06	NA	Round 25	FC Lucerne	3 - 2	Servette	No data
May 25, 1968	25/05	NA	Round 24	Grasshops	2 - 1	FC Lucerne	No data
May 18, 1968	18/05	NA	Round 23	FC Lucerne	2 - 1	BSC Young Boys	No data
May 12, 1968	12/05	NA	Round 22	Bellinzone	1 - 0	FC Lucerne	No data
May 04, 1968	04/05	NA	Round 21	FC Lucerne	2 - 1	Biel-Bienne	No data
April 28, 1968	28/04	NA	Round 20	La Chaux	1 - 4	FC Lucerne	No data
April 21, 1968	21/04	NA	Round 19	FC Lucerne	1 - 4	Lausanne-Sport	No data
April 17, 1968	17/04	F	Europe	Switzerland	0 - 0	Germany	Absent
April 07, 1968	07/04	NA	Round 18	FC Zürich	8 - 0	FC Lucerne	No data
March 31, 1968	31/03	NA	Round 17	FC Lucerne	4 - 2	YF Zürich	No data
March 24, 1968	24/03	NA	Round 16	Lugano	6 - 1	FC Lucerne	No data
March 17, 1968	17/03	SC	Semi-finals	FC Lucerne	2 - 4a.e.t.	Lugano	No data
March 10, 1968	10/03	NA	Round 15	FC Lucerne	1 - 0	Grenchen	No data
March 03, 1968	03/03	NA	Round 14	FC Basel	3 - 0	FC Lucerne	No data
February 28, 1968	28/02	SC	Quarter-finals	FC Lucerne	4 - 0	FC Sion	No data
February 25, 1968	25/02	SC	Quarter-finals	FC Sion	2 - 2a.e.t.	FC Lucerne	No data
February 17, 1968	17/02	EQ	Group 6	Cyprus	2 - 1	Switzerland	Absent
February 14, 1968	14/02	F	Intercontinental	Israel	2 - 1	Switzerland	Absent
December 23, 1967	23/12	EQ	Group 6	Italy	4 - 0	Switzerland	Absent
December 10, 1967	10/12	SC	Round of 16	FC Lucerne	7 - 1	Dürrenast	No data
December 03, 1967	03/12	NA	Round 13	FC Lucerne	3 - 0	FC Sion	No data
November 26, 1967	26/11	NA	Round 12	Servette	3 - 4	FC Lucerne	No data
November 22, 1967	22/11	SC	Round of 32	FC Lucerne	5 - 1	Brühl	No data
November 18, 1967	18/11	EQ	Group 6	Switzerland	2 - 2	Italy	Absent
November 08, 1967	08/11	EQ	Group 6	Switzerland	5 - 0	Cyprus	Absent
November 05, 1967	05/11	NA	Round 11	FC Lucerne	2 - 1	Grasshops	No data
October 29, 1967	29/10	NA	Round 10	BSC Young Boys	1 - 1	FC Lucerne	No data
October 22, 1967	22/10	NA	Round 9	FC Lucerne	0 - 1	Bellinzone	No data
October 14, 1967	14/10	NA	Round 8	Biel-Bienne	3 - 3	FC Lucerne	No data
October 08, 1967	08/10	NA	Round 7	FC Lucerne	4 - 2	La Chaux	No data
October 01, 1967	01/10	F	Europe	Soviet Union	2 - 2	Switzerland	Absent
September 24, 1967	24/09	NA	Round 6	Lausanne-Sport	5 - 1	FC Lucerne	No data
September 16, 1967	16/09	NA	Round 5	FC Lucerne	4 - 0	FC Zürich	No data
September 09, 1967	09/09	NA	Round 4	YF Zürich	1 - 1	FC Lucerne	No data
September 03, 1967	03/09	NA	Round 3	FC Lucerne	3 - 3	Lugano	No data
August 26, 1967	26/08	NA	Round 2	Grenchen	4 - 2	FC Lucerne	No data
August 20, 1967	20/08	NA	Round 1	FC Lucerne	4 - 2	FC Basel	No data

First XI

On the bench

Absent

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