Riccardo Meili (born 6 March 1982) is a

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from

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

who last plays as

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for

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in the

Swiss Challenge League The Challenge League is the second-highest tier of the Swiss football league system and lower of two professional leagues in the country. Ten teams play in the Challenge League; the winners of the league are promoted to the Super League, while the ...

Soccer Career

Meili started his career at SC Aadorf in 1999. He made 22 appearances for the club during the 2 seasons he was there. He then signed for

FC Frauenfeld FC Frauenfeld is a Swiss football team that currently plays in 2. Liga Interregional, the fifth tier in the Swiss football pyramid. The club was founded in 1906. They finished the 2008/2009 season in 13th position in Group 5 resulting in relega ...

in 2001 and played 19 times for the club before leaving for

FC Basel Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel, FCB, or just Basel, is a Swiss football club based in Basel, in the Canton of Basel-Stadt. Formed in 1893, the club has been Swiss national champions 20 times, Swiss Cup winners 13 times, and ...

during the January transfer window. He was at Basel from 2001 to 2003 as second and third-choice goalkeeper and he become for the first time swiss champion with FC Basel. His hunger for first-team football then led him across the city to

FC Concordia Basel FC Concordia Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. The club was founded in 1907. They play in the 2nd regional league which is the fifth level, and their home stadium was Rankhof Stadium until the 2008-09 season. FC Concordia Basel has ...

where he played 19 games in 2 years. After Concordia he had a short spell at

FC Wil 1900 FC Wil (''Fussball Club Wil 1900'') is a football club based in Wil, Switzerland. They play in the ''Sportpark Bergholz'', which has a total capacity of 6,048. The club has consistently played in the Swiss second tier since regaining promotion in ...

, playing 2 games. Meili went back to

in 2005 where he once again saw no first-team action which led to him leaving for

for a second time, where he played 40 games in 2 years. In 2008, he joined

Panionios F.C. Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

, an Athens-based club in Greece, where he signed a three year contract. After leaving the club in February 2009, he signed on 20 June 2009 a contract with

and left the club on 30 June 2009 and he stopped his soccer career. Meili verlässt den FC Vaduz

Business career

In 2009 he started his private banking career at Credit Suisse, Switzerland's second biggest bank, where he stayed till April 2015. In May 2015 he opened together with his Wife, Zahra Eram, Switzerland's most exclusive dental clinic called Eram Dental Health Clinc. After 7 years he expanded the business and opened in September 2022 the most exclusive orofacial clinic, The Eram Clinic.

Personal

He is married to Zahra Eram, who together with her he founded worlds leading orofacial clinic, The Eram Clinic in Zurich, Switzerland. Together they have two kids. Meili and his family reside mainly in Zurich, Switzerland.

References

1982 births Living people Swiss men's footballers Spanish footballers Swiss people of Spanish descent FC Basel players FC Concordia Basel players FC Wil players Panionios F.C. players Association football goalkeepers Place of birth missing (living people) FC Frauenfeld players Sportspeople from Thurgau {{Switzerland-footy-goalkeeper-stub