Kurt Müller (footballer)

Kurt "Kudi" Müller (born 9 May 1948[1]) is a Swiss former footballer who was capped on 38 occasions by the Switzerland national football team, scoring eight goals.[2]

Kurt Müller

Müller in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1948-05-09) 9 May 1948
Place of birth	Lucerne, Switzerland
Playing position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1968	FC Emmenbrücke
1968–1971	FC Luzern	24	(15)
1971–1972	Grasshoppers Zurich	38	(14)
1972–1975	Hertha BSC	77	(20)
1975–1977	Servette FC	0	(0)
1977–1981	BSC Young Boys
Teams managed
1986–1987	SC Kriens
1997	FC Luzern
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He started his career with FC Emmenbrücke and then played for FC Luzern and Grasshopper Club Zürich.[3]

In January 1973, he moved to Germany to play club football for Hertha BSC. Müller went on to make 77 league appearances for the Berlin side over the next two and a half seasons, and in 1974–75 he helped Hertha finish as runners-up in the Bundesliga.[1]

After leaving Hertha, he returned to Switzerland to play for Servette FC for the 1975–76 season,[4] and he played for them in the final of the 1975 Coppa delle Alpi tournament, in which they defeated FC Basel 3–0.[5] Müller finished his career with the Bern team BSC Young Boys.[3]

Müller made his international debut for Switzerland on 15 December 1970, in a UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying match against Greece. His final international cap came almost seven years later in a 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Norway on 30 October 1977.[6]

Müller coached SC Kriens in 1986–87.[7] He later became manager at FC Luzern, and he was in charge when they reached the final of the Swiss Cup in 1996–97, although they lost on penalties to FC Sion.[8]