Rudolf "Ruedi" Elsener (born 18 February 1953) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a forward.

National Team Elsener played a total of 48 international matches for Switzerland between 1974 and 1983. During this time, he was called up to the squad by five different national coaches. Elsener's highlight with the team came in 1982, when he scored the most important of his six goals in a 1-0 win against reigning world champions Italy.

Honours Grasshoppers Nationalliga A: 1977–78 Swiss League Cup: 1973, 1974–75

FC Zürich Nationalliga A: 1980–81 Swiss League Cup: 1980–81

Individual Swiss Footballer of the Year: 1978

References

External links

Rudolf Elsener at eintracht-archiv.de

Rudolf Elsener at dbFCZ.ch (in German) Rudolf Elsener at EU-Football.info Rudolf Elsener at National-Football-Teams.com