Urs Meier (footballer)

Urs Meier (born 7 July 1961[1]) is a Swiss football manager. He is the previous manager of FC Zürich in the Swiss Super League.[2]

Urs Meier
Personal information
Full name Urs Meier
Date of birth (1961-07-07) 7 July 1961
Place of birth Zurich, Switzerland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1986 Zug
1986–1987 Schaffhausen
1987–1989 Bellinzona
1989–1995 Grasshoppers
1995–1997 FC Altstetten
2015–2017 FC Fislisbach
Managerial career
1993–1995 Grasshoppers (player-assistant)
1995–1997 FC Altstetten (player-manager)
1997–1998 FC Altstetten
1999–2000 Baden
2000–2003 Solothurn
2003–2004 Baden
2005 Baden (caretaker)
2005–2007 Zürich (U18)
2006 Liechtenstein (caretaker)
2007–2010 Liechtenstein (assistant)
2007–2008 Zürich (U21)
2008–2010 Zürich (U18)
2010–2012 Zürich (U21)
2012 Zürich (caretaker)
2012–2015 Zürich
2017–2019 FC Rapperswil-Jona
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coaching career

After working with the youth teams at both Bellinzona and Grasshoppers, Meier worked as a playing assistant manager for Grasshoppers.[3] He then moved to FC Altstetten in 1995 as a playing manager. He decided to retire in 1997 but continued as the manager for the club until 1998.[3] He then moved to FC Thun and worked with the youth sector until 1999. In the 1999/00 season, he was the manager of FC Baden, from 2000 to 2003 for FC Solothurn and from 2003 to 2004 at FC Baden again.

He previously coached FC Baden, FC Solothurn[4] and the Liechtenstein national football team.

Since the 2017/18 season he has been the head coach of FC Rapperswil-Jona in the Challenge League.

References


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