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| My first Soccer Shirt It was in 1978, when the FC St.Gallen, the regional club where I live, reached the highest Swiss league. The boss of my mother, who lived there, thought that I just need to have this shirt and gave it to me as a present. I didn't refuse, of course :-) You can imagine how proud I was to own my first official soccer shirt, and when I first wore it in the gymnastic lession at school I even didn't allow anyone else to touch it ... Unfortunately, I don't have this shirt anymore, because due to other interests during my growing period, I gave all shirts away which I had before. Now I regret it. |
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| Once upon a time ... |
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| My first World Cup match I was 14 years old when in summer 1982 I had the opportunity to visit a few World Cup matches at the legendary "Estadio Nou Camp" in Barcelona. Before the beginning of the tournament I already "calculated" the way of my favourite team, the Brazilian "samba coorporation" with Zico, Socrates, Falcao & Co. - hoping that they would come to Barcelona. In fact, they came to Barcelona, but unfortunately they played at the "Sarria" stadium of Barça's local rival where they met Italy in one of the most legendary matches ever played, and as I had only the tickets for the Nou Camp stadium, I was "forced" to watch URSS - Poland instead (0-0). What a disappointment! I was sitting on the top of the stadium - but you can imagine how down I felt ... |
| This picture was taken during the semi final match Italy - Poland (2-0). |
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| Local pupil tournaments From 1980 to 1982 some pupils of your secondary school class participated at two local tournaments. Both of them we won clearly - one of it with a score balance of 39 to 1 goals. These successes were based on two facts: First, we had a brillant football player in our class (photo on the right), who was able to do wonderful crosses. Second, at this age of 14 years I was at least one head taller than others (see photo in the middle). At one of these tournaments I shot 17 goals in about 4 matches - 11 of them with a header - as a consequence to the above mentioned two facts ... ;-) |