Aron Pollitz (11 February 1896 – 13 November 1977) was a Swiss football (soccer) player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

Aron Pollitz
Personal information
Date of birth (1896-02-11)11 February 1896
Place of birth Basel, Switzerland
Date of death 13 November 1977(1977-11-13) (aged 81)
Place of death Switzerland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1915–1924 BSC Old Boys
1924–1927 US Suisse Paris
1927–1928 BSC Old Boys
International career
1920–1925 Switzerland 23 (0)
Medal record
Silver medal – second place 1924 Paris Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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After playing for BSC Old Boys from 1915 to 1924, Pollitz went to France to play for US Suisse Paris. On 13 March 1927, Pollitz accidentally kicked the Stade Olympique de l'Est [fr] goalkeeper Georges Le Bidois, aged 26, at his carotid, the incident led to the goalkeeper's sudden death.[2][3] Consequently, Pollitz left France back to his former club where he played for one year before retirement.[4]

Pollitz had 23 caps with Switzerland from 1920 to 1925. He won the silver medal in Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, in which he took part in all games of his team during the tournament.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Aron Pollitz". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Le Matin: derniers télégrammes de la nuit". Le Matin (in French). 14 March 1927.
  3. ^ "NuméroLe Petit Parisien: journal quotidien du soir". Le Petit Parisien (in French). 14 March 1927.
  4. ^ "Swiss Players in France". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  5. ^ "Aaron Pollitz - national football team player". eu-football.info. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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