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Fritz Künzli

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Full name	Friedrich Künzli
Date of birth	(1946-01-08)8 January 1946
Place of birth	Glarus, Switzerland
Date of death	22 December 2019(2019-12-22) (aged 73)
Place of death	Zürich, Switzerland
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1961–1964	FC Glarus
1964–1973	FC Zürich
1976–1978	FC Winterthur
1976–1978	FC Lausanne-Sport
1978	San Diego Sockers
1978	Houston Hurricane
1978–1979	FC Lausanne-Sport
National team
	Switzerland	44	(15)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Friedrich "Fritz" Künzli (8 January 1946 – 22 December 2019) was a Swiss footballer. He played as a striker. From 1961 to 1979, he played in 313 matches in the Nationalliga A scoring a record 201 goals. In 1978, he played part of one season in the North American Soccer League. He played for many club sides, including Zürich, and the Switzerland national team. He played two games for Switzerland at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Künzli was born in Glarus.