Peter Füri

Peter Füri

Personal information
Full name	Peter Füri
Date of birth	9 October 1937
Place of birth	Basel, Switzerland
Date of death	11 May 2015 (aged 77)
Place of death	Muttenz, Switzerland
Playing position	Striker later: Defender
Youth career
until 1949	FC St. Clara (Basel)
1949–1952	FC Basel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1953–1958	FC Concordia Basel
1958-1960	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
1960-1965	FC Basel
1966-1968	SC Binningen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Peter Füri (9 October 1937 – 11 May 2015) was a Swiss football player and manager, who played during the 1950s and 1960s.^[1] He died on 11 May 2015 at his home in Muttenz due to heart failure.^[2]

He was born and brought up in Kleinbasel a Quarter of Basel on the right hand side of the Rhine. He started his football at the small local club FC St. Clara and later joined the youth teams of FC Basel.

During his career Füri played as a striker for FC Concordia Basel and later as a defender for FC La Chaux-de-Fonds and FC Basel. In 1963 he was member of the Basel squad who won the Swiss Cup by beating the favourites Grasshopper Club Zürich in the Final at the Wankdorf Stadium (2:0). Basel trainer at that time was Georges Sobotka and team mates were Porlezza and Odermatt. Füri played in all games except the Final because he became ill.

Füri ended his football career as player-manager with SC Binningen between 1966 and 68. Füri was a qualified electrician and worked up until his retirement as head of department in the distribution center for Coop in Pratteln.

Honours and Titles

Concordia Basel

• Swiss 1. Liga champions and promoted: 1957

Basel

• Swiss Cup winner: 1963

Sources and References

1. Müller, Lukas (2010). Rotblau: Peter Füri – ein sicherer Wert im FCB-Abwehrriegel (in German). FC Basel Marketing AG. ISSN 1660-0878.
2. Zindel, Joseph (2015). "Peter Füri ist überraschend verstorben". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2015-05-15.