Léon Walker

Swiss footballer and manager (1937-2006)

Léon Walker
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(s)	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 Swiss footballer and manager.

Playing career

Walker began his career at Young Boys in 1959, joining Sion in 1963. Walker found himself back at Young Boys the following year, joining Luzern in 1966 for a short spell. Walker rejoined Sion in 1966, retiring at the club in 1970.^[1]

On 4 October 1959, Walker made his debut for Switzerland in a 4–0 defeat against West Germany. The defeat was Walker's only appearance for his country.^[2]

Managerial career

Following his retirement, Walker moved into coaching, managing Switzerland's under-21's.^[3] In 1979, Walker was appointed manager of the senior Switzerland team. Walker managed Switzerland for sixteen games, winning four, drawing once and losing eleven games.^[4]

References

^ "Léon Walker". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ "National football team player Léon Walker". EU Football. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ "Foot: Décès de Léon Walker". Radio Télévision Suisse (in French). 25 June 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ "National football team manager Léon Walker". EU Football. Retrieved 7 August 2021.