Jacques Fatton (19 December 1925 – 26 July 2011)[1] was a Swiss footballer.
![]() Abe Lenstra and Jacques Fatton (right), March 1953 | |||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Full name | Jacques Fatton | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1925-12-19)19 December 1925 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Exincourt, France | ||||||||||||
Date of death | 26 July 2011(2011-07-26) (aged 85) | ||||||||||||
Place of death | Geneva, Switzerland | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
1943–1954 | Servette | ||||||||||||
1954–1957 | Lyon | 82 | (35) | ||||||||||
1957–1963 | Servette | 109 | (90) | ||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
1946–1955 | Switzerland | 53 | (28) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Fatton, who was born in Exincourt, France, was capped 53 times and scored 28 goals for the Switzerland national football team.[2] He played in two FIFA World Cups, scoring twice in 1950 and once in 1954.[3]
During his club career, Fatton played for Servette FC and Olympique Lyonnais. He died in Geneva, Switzerland.[1]
Jacques Fatton at National-Football-Teams.com
Swiss Football Championship top scorers | |
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Nationalliga (1933–1944) | |
Nationalliga A (1944–2003) |
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Super League (2003–present) |
Switzerland squad – 1950 FIFA World Cup | ||
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Switzerland squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup | ||
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