René Sutter

René Sutter (born 5 January 1966) is a Swiss former footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

René Sutter
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-01-05) 5 January 1966
Position(s) midfielder
Youth career
SC Bümpliz 78
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1985 SC Bümpliz 78
1985–1990 BSC Young Boys 109 (9)
1990–1993 FC Aarau 89 (13)
1993–1996 BSC Young Boys 76 (7)
1996 Yverdon Sport FC 14 (1)
1996–1999 FC Baden 95 (15)
1999–2001 FC Wil 1900 42 (8)
2001 FC Baden 7 (0)
2001–2002 SC Bümpliz 78
2002–2003 FC Solothurn
International career
1989 Switzerland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Sutter started playing football at the age of eight at FC Bümpliz, which later became SC Bümpliz 78.[2] In the 1984−85 season, he started playing for their first team in the 2. Liga, which at the time was the fourth highest division in the Swiss football league system. In 1985, he signed for first division club BSC Young Boys, where he stayed for five years. With the club, he won the Swiss Championship at the end the 1985−86 season, and lifted the Swiss Cup in 1987.[2] In 1990, he moved to league rival FC Aarau, where he was part of the side that won the Swiss national title in 1992–93 under manager Rolf Fringer.[3] In 1993, he returned to the Young Boys. In the later years of his career, Sutter played for Yverdon Sport FC, FC Baden and FC Wil 1900, before returnning to his youth club SC Bümpliz in 2001. After one season at FC Solothurn, he retired from professional football in 2003.

International career

In 1989, Sutter earned his only two caps for the Swiss national team.[1] His first game was on 7 June 1989 against Czechoslovakia, where he appeared as a starter, before being substituted by Kubilay Türkyilmaz in the 58th minute. His team lost the game 0–1. Two weeks later, he made his second and final appearance for Switzerland, when we was brought on as a substitute in the 56th minute in a friendly game against Brazil. The game ended in a surprising 1–0 victory for Switzerland.

Personal life

After his retirement from professional football, Sutter studied law, today he works as a legal professional for an institution of the Swiss government.[2]

He is the brother of former Swiss national footballer Alain Sutter and the father of Swiss footballer Nicola Sutter.

Honours

BSC Young Boys

FC Aarau

References
  1. René Sutter at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Pierre Benoit (2021-06-01). "Zuerst der Fussball, dann die Hausaufgaben" (in German). Bümpliz Woche. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  3. "Das Aarau-Wunder jährt sich zum 25. Mal". blick.ch. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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