Peter Füri

Who is Peter Füri?

Peter Füri is a former Swiss football player and manager, who played during the 1950s and 1960s.

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. 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.