Urs Fischer (footballer)
Swiss footballer and manager (born 1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Urs Fischer (born 20 February 1966) is a Swiss football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Bundesliga club Union Berlin.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1966-02-20) 20 February 1966 (age 58) | ||
Place of birth | Triengen, Switzerland | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
1973–1984 | Zürich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1987 | Zürich | 49 | (1) |
1987–1995 | St. Gallen | 243 | (10) |
1996–2003 | Zürich | 253 | (4) |
Total | 545 | (15) | |
International career | |||
1989–1991 | Switzerland | 4 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2010–2012 | Zürich | ||
2013–2015 | Thun | ||
2015–2017 | Basel | ||
2018–2023 | Union Berlin | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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As a manager he has won two Swiss Super League titles with Basel in 2016 and 2017. He then took over at Union Berlin in 2018, and guided the club to their first ever UEFA Champions League qualification in 2023.