Nicolas Schindelholz
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-02-12)12 February 1988
Place of birth Basel, Switzerland
Date of death 18 September 2022(2022-09-18) (aged 34)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Youth career
0000–2005 SC Dornach
2005–2009 FC Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 FC Basel U21 76 (4)
2009–2010 FC Thun U-21 3 (0)
2009–2017 FC Thun 121 (5)
2017–2018 FC Luzern 2 (0)
2018–2021 FC Aarau 37 (4)
Total 239 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicolas Schindelholz (12 February 1988 – 18 September 2022) was a Swiss professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Schindelholz began his career with FC Basel, before moving to FC Thun in 2009 as they won promotion to the Swiss Super League.[1] In 2017, he left FC Thun and signed for FC Luzern.[2] Injuries led him to not making his debut with the club for 10 months.[3] In 2018, he was signed to FC Aarau by former Basel youth team coach Patrick Framework.[4] In the summer of 2020, Schindelholz was suspected to be suffering from pneumonia, however it was ultimately diagnosed as cancer.[5]

Death

Schindelholz died from lung cancer on 18 September 2022, at the age of 34.[1][6][7] Tributes were paid from around the football community, including by former clubs FC Aarau and FC Thun.[8][9]

Titles and honours

FC Basel

References

  1. ^ a b "Ex-Profi Schindelholz (†34) an Lungenkrebs gestorben" (in Swiss High German). Blick. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. ^ "FUSSBALL: Schindelholz und Feka definitiv beim FC Luzern" (in Swiss High German). Luzerner Zeitung. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. ^ "FUSSBALL: Trotz seines FCL-Debüts leidet Verteidiger Nicolas Schindelholz" (in Swiss High German). Luzerner Zeitung. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Erster Neuzugang beim FC Aarau bekannt - eine Wohlen-Legende wird wohl Goalietrainer" (in Swiss High German). Luzerner Zeitung. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  5. ^ "«Sag es bitte nicht den Spielern»: Aarau-Verteidiger Schindelholz denkt auch nach der Krebs-Diagnose ans Team". Luzerner Zeitung. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Der FC Thun trauert um Nicolas Schindelholz" (in Swiss High German). RadioBEO. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  7. ^ "«Verlieren grossartigen Menschen»: Ehemaliger FCA-Spieler Nicolas Schindelholz ist an Krebs gestorben" (in Swiss High German). Aargauer Zeitung. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Der FC Aarau trauert um Nicolas Schindelholz" (in Swiss High German). FC Aarau. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Trauer um Nicolas Schindelholz". FC Thun. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Zwei weitere Titel für FCB-Nachwuchs" (in German). FC Basel 1893. 2006. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2006.

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