Leopold Kielholz

Leopold Kielholz
Personal information
Date of birth (1911-06-09)9 June 1911
Place of birth Basel, Switzerland
Date of death 4 June 1980(1980-06-04) (aged 68)
Place of death Zürich, Switzerland
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1927–1928 BSC Old Boys
1928–1930 Black Stars Basel
1930–1932 Basel 34 (23)
1932–1935 Servette
1935–1936 FC Bern
1936–1937 Reims
1937–1938 St. Gallen
1938–1943 Young Fellows Juventus
International career
1933–1938 Switzerland 17 (12)
Managerial career
1936–1937 Reims
1950–1953 Switzerland
1954–1958 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leopold "Poldi" Kielholz (9 June 1911 – 4 June 1980) was a Swiss football striker. He participated in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, scoring 3 goals, and also in the 1938 FIFA World Cup. Historically, he was the first Swiss international to score a goal for his country in a World Cup tournament. He was known for wearing glasses during games.