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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Urs Meier | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Zurich, Switzerland | ||
| Playing 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 | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 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 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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.