Urs Meier | |
Fullname: | Urs Meier |
Birth Date: | 7 July 1961 |
Birth Place: | Zürich, Switzerland |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1983–1986 |
Clubs1: | Zug |
Years2: | 1986–1987 |
Clubs2: | Schaffhausen |
Years3: | 1987–1989 |
Clubs3: | Bellinzona |
Years4: | 1989–1995 |
Clubs4: | Grasshoppers |
Years5: | 1995–1997 |
Clubs5: | FC Altstetten |
Years6: | 2015–2017 |
Clubs6: | FC Fislisbach |
Manageryears1: | 1993–1995 |
Managerclubs1: | Grasshoppers (player-assistant) |
Manageryears2: | 1995–1997 |
Managerclubs2: | FC Altstetten (player-manager) |
Manageryears3: | 1997–1998 |
Managerclubs3: | FC Altstetten |
Manageryears4: | 1999–2000 |
Managerclubs4: | Baden |
Manageryears5: | 2000–2003 |
Managerclubs5: | Solothurn |
Manageryears6: | 2003–2004 |
Managerclubs6: | Baden |
Manageryears7: | 2005 |
Managerclubs7: | Baden (caretaker) |
Manageryears8: | 2005–2007 |
Managerclubs8: | Zürich (U18) |
Manageryears9: | 2006 |
Managerclubs9: | Liechtenstein (caretaker) |
Manageryears10: | 2007–2010 |
Managerclubs10: | Liechtenstein (assistant) |
Manageryears11: | 2007–2008 |
Managerclubs11: | Zürich (U21) |
Manageryears12: | 2008–2010 |
Managerclubs12: | Zürich (U18) |
Manageryears13: | 2010–2012 |
Managerclubs13: | Zürich (U21) |
Manageryears14: | 2012 |
Managerclubs14: | Zürich (caretaker) |
Manageryears15: | 2012–2015 |
Managerclubs15: | Zürich |
Manageryears16: | 2017–2019 |
Managerclubs16: | Ripperswil-Jona |
Urs Meier (born 7 July 1961[1]) is a Swiss football manager. He is the previous manager of Zürich in the Swiss Super League.[2]
After working with the youth teams at both Bellinzona and Grasshoppers, Meier worked as a playing assistant manager for Grasshoppers.[3] He then moved to FC Altstetten in 1995 as a playing manager. He decided to retire in 1997, but continued as the manager for the club until 1998.[3] He then moved to Thun and worked with the youth sector until 1999. In the 1999/00 season, he was the manager of Baden, from 2000 to 2003 for Solothurn and from 2003 to 2004 at Baden again.
He previously coached Baden, Solothurn[4] and the Liechtenstein national football team.
Since the 2017/18 season, he has been the head coach of Ripperswil-Jona in the Challenge League.