User:Huligan0/Ernst Kaltenbach

Ernst Kaltenbach (born 7 February 1889 in Basel; † 10 October 1995) was a Swiss footballer who played as a Midfielder.

Club football
Kaltenbach started his playing career with Basel in 1911 and played for the team until 1927. During this time the FCB played in the "central" group of the Serie A. Kaltenbach made a total of 68 appearances and scored 5 goals.

On 24 April 1921, Kaltenbach played in a comparison match between a Berlin city selection and FC Basel, in front of 35,000 spectators, he was accord as best Basel players. Basel achieved a 3–3 draw, despite having previously traveled over 19 hours by train. In the domestic championship FC Basel had almost suffered relegation from Serie-A during that same season.

National team
Kaltenbach was one of the pioneers of Swiss football history and between 1911-1922 he obtained a total of 13 caps for the Swiss national football team. In his first international match, on 39 October 1911 in Budapest, the Swiss suffered was a 0–9 defeat against Hungary (their highest defeat to date). His last international match, eleven years later, was also a comparison with the Hungarians in Budapest, this time the game resulted in an honorable 1–1 draw.

In Zurich, on 27 June 1920 in the 4–1 victory over Germany Kaltenbach was the Swiss captain. That game was the first appearance of a German selection after the First World War.

Privat life
Dr. phil Ernst Basler Kaltenbach was a middle school teacher. He shaped the early history of FC Basel not only as player. In 1916 he was one of the initiators and founders of the FC Basel youth section. From 29 October 1924 he was the editor of the "Swiss football and athletics newspaper", he later wrote for the German magazine "kicker" about Swiss football and wrote for the sports newspaper "Tip".

Honours
FC Basel
 * Anglo Cup (Predecessor competition of the Swiss Cup): 1912/13

Sources and References

 * Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2014/2015. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISSN: 978-3-7245-2027-6