Introduction
Urs Fischer (born 20 February 1966 in Triengen) is a Swiss former football footballer, turned manager. He currently manages FC Basel.
Playing career
During his playing career Fischer only played for two clubs: FC Zürich and FC St. Gallen. He was captain of both teams and is with 545 caps the record player in the Swiss Super League. He started his career in the youth department of FC Zürich and played his first game as professional 7 April 1984 aged 18 in a 1:6 loss against FC Sion. His only title is the win of the Swiss Cup 2000. Fischer played four national caps for Switzerland under coach Ulrich Stielike.
Coaching career
Fischer quit playing professional football in 2003. He then coached the U-14, U-16 and U-21-teams of FC Zürich. After a short spell as the assistant manager of Bernard Challandes in 2007-2008, he returned to the U-21. When Challandes was sacked, Fischer was appointed as caretaker 17 April 2010 and after three games, which he all lost, became permanent manager. He finished the 2010–11 season with FC Zürich second behind FC Basel. He was sacked by FC Zürich in 2012 following a poor league finish, his replacement Rolf Fringer would not last much longer, with a fellow coach under Fisher in Urs Meier being brought in to coach FC Zürich for the remainder of 2013.
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 10 December 2016.
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Zürich | 19 April 2010 | 12 March 2012 | 83 | 38 | 18 | 27 | 45.8 |
| Thun | 1 January 2013 | 17 June 2015 | 112 | 47 | 28 | 37 | 42.0 |
| Basel | 1 July 2015 | Present | 81 | 54 | 13 | 14 | 66.7 |
| Total | 276 | 139 | 59 | 78 | 50.4 | ||
Honours
As player
- FC Zürich
- Swiss Cup: 1999–2000
As manager
- FC Basel
- Swiss Super League: 2015–16