Paul Widerkehr
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 September 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Zurich, Switzerland | ||
| Date of death | Unknown | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1898–1901 | Zürich | ||
| 1901–1902 | Barcelona | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paul Widerkehr (12 September 1880 – unknown) was a Swiss footballer who played as a midfielder for Barcelona in the 1901–02 season, playing a pivotal role in helping the club win its first-ever piece of silverware, the 1901–02 Copa Macaya.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Born in Zurich on 12 September 1880, Widerkehr began his football career at his hometown club FC Zürich, where he played alongside his friends Joan Gamper and George Meyer, with whom he later played at Barcelona.[3] He was registered at the Swiss consulate in Barcelona in 1901.[3]
In the 1901–02 season, Widerkehr played a total of six official matches for Barça, all of which in the 1901–02 Copa Macaya, scoring six goals,[1] and even though all of which came in a single Copa Macaya match to help his side to a 12–0 win over Català FC on 16 February 1902, it was enough to make him the tournament's third highest scorer only behind teammates Udo Steinberg (17) and Gamper (19).[4][5] He was thus a member of the Barça team that won the 1901–02 Copa Macaya, the club's first-ever piece of silverware.[1][6] Despite some encouraging first steps at Barça, health problems forced him to retire from playing football early.[3] Along with Gamper and Meyer, he was part of the club's first sports committee, which was in charge of forming Barça, thus making him one of the first managers of Barcelona.[3][7][8]
Outside of football, he was a merchant.[3]
Honours
[edit]FC Barcelona
- Copa Macaya:
- Champions: 1901–02
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Paul Widerkehr stats". players.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ "Paul Widerkehr". www.dbfcz.ch (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Los suizos y el FC Barcelona (primera parte)" [The Swiss and FC Barcelona (first part)]. www.cuadernosdefutbol.com (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ "Barcelona - Català (12-0) - Copa Macaya - 16/02/1902". players.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ "Barça partidos de 1901-02" [Barça matched of 1901-01]. www.webdelcule.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ "Barça Rewind: The first ever title". fcbarcelona.com. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ "Los primeros entrenadores del FC Barcelona" [The first coaches of FC Barcelona]. www.cuadernosdefutbol.com (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ "Bartomeu Terradas (1901-1902)". www.fcbarcelona.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 December 2024.