| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1937-07-29)29 July 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Brig-Glis, Switzerland | ||
| Date of death | 29 October 2006(2006-10-29) (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Sion, Switzerland | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1963 | Young Boys | ||
| 1963–1964 | Sion | ||
| 1964–1966 | Young Boys | ||
| 1966 | Luzern | ||
| 1966–1970 | Sion | ||
| International career | |||
| 1959 | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Switzerland U21 | |||
| 1979–1980 | Switzerland | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Léon Walker (29 July 1937 – 29 October 2006) was a Swissfootball player and manager.
Walker began his career atYoung Boys in 1959, joiningSion in 1963. He found himself back at Young Boys the following year, joiningLuzern in 1966 for a short spell. He rejoined Sion in 1966, retiring at the club in 1970.[citation needed]
On 4 October 1959, Walker made his debut forSwitzerland in a 4–0 defeat againstWest Germany. The defeat was Walker's only appearance for his country.[1]
Following his retirement, Walker moved into coaching, managingSwitzerland's under-21's.[2] In 1979, he was appointed manager of the senior Switzerland team. He managed Switzerland for sixteen games, winning four, drawing once and losing eleven games.[3]
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