Max Lehmann (footballer)

Max Robert Lehmann (* 17 December 1906; † 18 April 2009) was a French-Swiss footballer who played in the 1920's 30's and early 40's. He played as Striker.

Max Lehmann
Personal information
Full name Max Robert Lehmann
Date of birth (1906-12-17)17 December 1906
Place of birth Basel, Switzerland
Date of death 18 April 2009(2009-04-18) (aged 102)
Place of death Riehen, Switzerland
Playing position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
until 1926 FC Concordia Basel
1926–1928 FC Basel 15 (0)
1928–1929 Club Français
1929–1939 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
1939–1944 Biel-Bienne 51 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Coming from Concordia Basel, Lehmann joined Basel's first team in 1926. During his first season with Basel, he played only four friendly matches. He played his domestic league debut for the club in the away match on 4 September 1927 as Basel lost 2–3 against FC Bern.[1]

Durich his two seasons at the club Lehmann played a total of 24 games for Basel scoring two goals. 15 of these games were in the Swiss Serie A, one was in the Swiss Cup and eight were friendly games. He scored both his goals during the test games.[2]

Following his time in Basel, Lehmann moved to Paris and played one year for Club Français. He then moved on to play ten years for Sochaux. As the second World War broke out, Lehmann moved back to Switzerland and played 51 league matches in five years for FC Biel-Bienne.

References
  1. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Bern - FC Basel 3:2 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  2. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Max Robert Lehmann - FCB-Statistik". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2018-11-16.

Sources
  • Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2189-1
  • Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
  • Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" Homepage
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