Fernand Jaccard

Fernand Jaccard

Personal information
Full name	Fernand Alfred Jaccard
Date of birth	8 October 1907
Place of birth	La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Date of death	15 April 2008 (aged 100)
Place of death	Lutry, Switzerland
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	CS La Tour de Peilz
1935–1939	FC Basel
National team
1934-1936	Switzerland	12	(0)
Teams managed
1937–1939	FC Basel
1939–1943	FC Locarno
1943–1948	Servette FC
1948–1952	Cantonal Neuchâtel FC
1952–1955	FC Chiasso
1955–1957	FC Lausanne-Sport
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Fernand Alfred Jaccard (8 October 1907 – 15 April 2008) was a Swiss football midfielder and manager. He was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds and died in Lutry.

Career

Jaccard played in the 1934 FIFA World Cup.^[1][2][3][4] He went on to manage FC Basel from 1937 to 1939 as player manager. After retiring as a player, he coached FC Locarno, Servette FC, Cantonal Neuchâtel FC, FC Chiasso and FC Lausanne-Sport.^[5]

Titles and Honours

Servette as manager Swiss National Champion: 1945–46

References

1. Fernand Jaccard – FIFA competition record
2. "Obituary at Tages Anzeiger" (in German).
3. "Fernand Jaccard s'est éteint" (in French). 20 Minutes. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
4. "Notice of death at Hommages" (in French).
5. "Switzerland – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSF.