René Botteron

Infobox Football biography
playername = René Botteron


fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1954|10|17|df=yes
cityofbirth = Glaris
countryofbirth = Switzerland
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Defender
currentclub =
youthyears =
youthclubs = FC Glaris
years = 1972-1980
1980-1982
1982
1982-1983
1983-1987
clubs = FC Zürich
1. FC Köln
Standard Liège
1. FC Nuremberg
FC Basel
caps(goals) =
39 (3)
14 (1)
32 (1)
56 (3)
nationalyears = 1974-1982
nationalteam = Switzerland
nationalcaps(goals) = 65 (2)
manageryears =
managerclubs =

René "Bobo" Botteron (born October 17 1954 in Glaris) is a Swiss former football defender who played for various clubs in Switzerland, Germany and Belgium throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

Career

Botteron started his professional career at FC Zürich in 1972 and won three League Titles and three Swiss Cups before he left in 1980 to join the 1. FC Köln side of the early 1980s, where he played alongside the likes of Dieter Müller, Bernd Schuster, Tony Woodcock, Rainer Bonhof, Bernhard Cullmann, Klaus Fischer, Klaus Allofs and Stephan Engels. He had a short spell at Standard Liège in 1982, where he helped the side reach the final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup only to be defeated by FC Barcelona, before signing for 1. FC Nuremberg. In 1983, he returned to Switzerland with FC Basel and retired in 1987 following the clubs relegation to the Nationalliga B.

He also played for the Swiss national team and picked up 65 caps between 1974 and 1982, but never played at any major tournaments.

Honours

Zürich
* Swiss League: 1974, 1975, 1976
* Swiss Cup: 1972, 1973, 1976

Köln
* Fußball-Bundesliga Runner-Up: 1982
* DFB-Pokal Runner-Up: 1980
* Joan Gamper Trophy: 1981

Standard Liège
* UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Runner-Up: 1982

Basel
* Uhren Cup: 1983, 1986

References

* http://www.football.ch
* [http://www.geissbockfans.com/spieler/botter_r.htm Foto Botteron]