User:Huligan0/Thomas Hauser (footballer)

Thomas Hauser (born 1. April 1965 in Schopfheim) is a German retired football player.

Youth football
Hauser started his youth football with local team Sportclub Schopfheim, playing there until he left school. In 1980 he transferred to FC Basel and played in their youth team in the highest level of youth football in Switzerland. In 1981 Basel became Swiss youth champions and Hauser was the league top goal scorer.

Basel
Aged just 17 years, Hauser trained and played regularly in Basel's first team. Between 1982 and 1988 he scored over 30 goals for his team in the Swiss Nationalliga A and the Swiss Cup. In 1983 he won the Uhrencup with Basel, scoring a goal in the semi final match against FC Grenchen. After a turbulent time with a financially troubled FC Basel, and following the clubs relegation to the Nationalliga B at the end of the 1987–88 season, Hauser transferred to local rivals BSC Old Boys. He played with them for six months before transfering to Sunderland during the winter break.

Honours
Basel Sunderland
 * Swiss Champion at youth level: 1981
 * Uhrencup Winner: 1983, 1986
 * Promotion to Football League First Division: 1989

Personal Information
Thomas Hauser is married and has one daughter. He spent some time living in Holland working for Celtic Glasgow as a scout. Today he lives in Basel and is presently youth team trainer together with Louis Crayton (ex-FCB Goalkeeper) for BSC Old Boys.