Peter Ramseier (29 November 1944 – 10 October 2018) was a

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player who played as a defender during the 1960s and 1970s.

Career

Ramseier began his football career at

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and moved to Basel in July 1966. He played through, what is now thought to be, Basel's golden years under trainer and manager

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with teammates such as

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, René Hasler,

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and

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. He won nine honours at Basel, these being six times the

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, twice the

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and the Swiss League Cup in

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. In an interview given in February 2014 Ramseier recalled the tie which he believed was one of the most relevant in his career. This was the first match that Basel had ever won in a European competition. In the first round of the

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Basel were drawn against

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. 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

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und Walter Balmer. Thus the tie ended 4–4 on aggregate. Basel won on away goals and advanced to the second round.

Honours

: 1966-67, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1976-77 *

: 1966–67, 1974–75 * Swiss League Cup:

References

Notes

Sources

* Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. * Josef Zindel, FC Basel:Emotionen in Rotblau, Opinio Verlag, Basel, 2001, {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramseier, Peter 1944 births 2018 deaths Swiss men's footballers Switzerland international footballers Association football midfielders FC Basel players Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players