Hans Schäfer (1927-2017) - “De Knoll”: the greatest player in FC’s pre-Bundesliga era. A Hero of Bern and the only member of Germany’s 1954 World Cup side still active when the Bundesliga began, he lifted the league trophy as captain of the inaugural 1963/64 champions. The left-footed attacker played only for FC from 1948 to 1965 and scored 254 goals in 394 matches.
