Willy Kernen

Willy Kernen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1929-08-06)6 August 1929
Date of death	12 November 2009(2009-11-12) (aged 80)
Place of death	La Chaux-de-Fonds
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1944–1962	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
International career
1950–1960	Switzerland	41	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilhelm "Willy" Kernen (6 August 1929 – 12 November 2009) was a Swiss footballer. He played as a defender. He played for La Chaux-de-Fonds, winning two Swiss league titles and five Swiss Cups. He was in the Switzerland squad at the 1950, 1954 and 1962 FIFA World Cups. Kernen was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds.

Kernen died on 12 November 2009 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, at the age of 80.

Other websites

• Willy Kernen at WorldFootball.net