Peter Ramseier

Peter Ramseier (29 November 1944 – 10 October 2018) was a Swiss international football player who played as a defender during the 1960s and 1970s.

Peter Ramseier
Personal information
Full name Peter Ramseier
Date of birth (1944-11-29)29 November 1944
Date of death 10 October 2018(2018-10-10) (aged 73)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
Cantonal Neuchâtel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1966 Cantonal Neuchâtel
1966–1978 Basel
National team
1968–1973 Switzerland 28 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Ramseier began his football career at Cantonal Neuchâtel and moved to Basel in July 1966. He played through, what is now thought to be, Basel's golden years under trainer and manager Helmut Benthaus with teammates such as Paul Fischli, René Hasler, Karl Odermatt and Ottmar Hitzfeld. He won nine honours at Basel, these being six times the Swiss League, twice the Swiss Cup and the Swiss League Cup in 1972.

In an interview given in February 2014 Ramseier recalled the tie which he believed was one of the most relevant in his career.[1] This was the first match that Basel had ever won in a European competition. In the first round of the 1970–71 European Cup Basel were drawn against Spartak Moscow. The first leg, which was played on 16 September 1970 away from home, was lost 2–3 with Odermatt and Benthaus scoring for the guests during the last 12 minutes, after they had gone three down with just a quarter of an hour left to play. In the second leg played in the St. Jakob Stadium Basel won 2–1, the goals being scored by Urs Siegenthaler und Walter Balmer. Thus the tie ended 4–4 on aggregate. Basel won on away goals and advanced to the second round.[2]

Honours
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References

Notes
  1. David Bauer (2014). "Im Lenin-Mausoleum packte mich plötzlich einer am Arm". tageswoche.ch. Retrieved 2016-11-16. (in German)
  2. uefa.com (1970). "4:4 Basel win on away goals". uefa.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.

Sources
  • Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
  • Josef Zindel, FC Basel:Emotionen in Rotblau, Opinio Verlag, Basel, 2001, ISBN 3-03999-002-0
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