Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 July 1953 | ||
Place of birth | Valais, Switzerland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Sion | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970 | Gommagomma | ||
1971 | Real Juventus | ||
1972 | Falchi Crescentinese | ||
1973–1974 | Falchi Astro | ||
1975–1977 | Sion | ||
International career | |||
1972–1978 | Switzerland | 16 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Madeleine Boll (born 8 July 1953) is a Swiss former footballer who played as a midfielder for Sion, Boll represented the Switzerland national team.[1][2][3]
Boll interest in football at began an early age, where she joined FC Sion's youth team at the age of 12. In 1965, she took part in a match between Sion and Turkish club Galatasaray in the European Cup Winners' Cup.[4] The media coverage of the match resulted in Boll having her licence to play football in Switzerland withdrawn since the Swiss Football Association didn't realise Boll was female.[5]
At the age of 17, Boll took the opportunity to play in professional football in Italy where she played for five years, she first signed with Gommagomma.[6] Her performances in Serie A gained her the nickname "Montagna blonda" ("The Blond Mountain").[7] In 1975, Boll returned to Switzerland to play for the FC Sion, winning the Swiss Women's Cup in 1977.[8] Boll during her playing days was nicknamed the White Pelé.[9]
Madeleine Boll represented Switzerland 16 times and scored 9 times.
Gommagomma
Real Juventus
Falchi Astro
Sion