Carlo Porlezza

Carlo Porlezza (born 17 December 1939) is a Swiss former football player.

Carlo Porlezza
Personal information
Full name Carlo Porlezza[1]
Date of birth (1939-12-17) 17 December 1939
Place of birth Basel, Switzerland
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
until 1960 FC Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1966 FC Basel
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was born and brought up in Basel and started his football with the youth teams of FC Basel. In 1960, he was called into their first team and played as defender during the early 1960s. In Basel's 1962–63 season, with trainer Jiří Sobotka, he was part of the Swiss Cup winning team as Basel beat the favourites Grasshopper Club Zürich 2:0 in the Final. In his six seasons with Basel he played a total of 117 games, but never scored a goal.

Honours and Titles

Basel

  • Swiss Cup winner: 1963

Sources and References

  1. Müller, Lukas (2011). Rotblau: Carlo Porlezza – FCB-Stammspieler mit Cup-Medaille (in German). FC Basel Marketing AG. ISSN 1660-0878.
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