Urs Suter is a Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 former footballer

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 who played as a goalkeeper

Goalkeeper (football)

In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

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Suter started his football with the youth teams of the local football club FC Langnau am Albis before moving on to Grasshopper Club Zürich. He played in their youth team and later in their reserve side. During the 1980-81 and 1981-82 seasons he played for FC Blue Stars Zürich

FC Blue Stars Zürich

Football Club Blue Stars Zürich are a football team from Zürich, Switzerland that currently play in the 2. Liga.-External links:*...

 in the swiss 1. Liga

Swiss 1. Liga (football)

1. Liga is the third tier of the Swiss Football League. The division is split into three groups of 16 teams, by geographical region.-Regional Format:...

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Urs Suter began his professional career with the newly promoted FC Wettingen

FC Wettingen

FC Wettingen are a Swiss football club from Wettingen, Switzerland. It was founded in 1931 but due to financial problems they went bankrupt in 1993. In the same year it was refounded as FC Wettingen 93...

, playing 29 games in the 1982–83 season. Suter signed for FC Basel

FC Basel

Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...

 in 1983. With Basel he won the Uhrencup

Uhrencup

The Uhrencup is a club football tournament, held annually in Switzerland.The tournament usually features four teams , each playing two matches, and is held in July at Stadion Brühl in Grenchen. As a friendly tournament, the format tends to be fluid...

 in 1983 and 1986. He played in Basel until the team was relegated after a very disappointing 1988 season. At that point he transferred to FC Zürich and played there for four years. During the season 1989–90 Suter won promotion with Zürich to the Nationalliga A.

In the 1992–93 season, Suter again played for FC Wettingen, but at the end of the season the club was dissolved due to financial reasons. So Suter moved to FC Tuggen

FC Tuggen

FC Tuggen is a Swiss football club from the town of Tuggen in Canton Schwyz, the German-speaking region of Switzerland. The club was founded in 1966 and currently plays in Liga 1, the third highest tier in the Swiss football pyramid.-History:...

 in the 1. Liga. The team won the Group championship and were promoted to the Challenge League (then named Nationalliga B). However, a year later the team was placed last in the division and were relegated. Again a year later they were 1. Liga Group winners, but failed in the play-off promotion game with 0:2 against FC Thun

FC Thun

FC Thun 1898 is a Swiss football team from the Bernese Oberland town of Thun. The club currently plays in the Swiss Super League after being promoted in the 2009/10 season. The club plays at the Arena Thun which accommodates a total of 10,300 supporters, both seated and standing...

. Suter played in Tuggen five years and retired in 1998, concluding his football career with FC Wollishofen in the lower divisions.

Honours

Basel

• Uhrencup Winner
  Uhrencup
  The Uhrencup is a club football tournament, held annually in Switzerland.The tournament usually features four teams , each playing two matches, and is held in July at Stadion Brühl in Grenchen. As a friendly tournament, the format tends to be fluid...
  
  : 1983, 1986

Zürich

• Promotion
  Promotion and relegation
  In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
  
   to Nationalliga A: 1989–90

Tuggen

• Group Champions swiss 1. Liga
  Swiss 1. Liga (football)
  1. Liga is the third tier of the Swiss Football League. The division is split into three groups of 16 teams, by geographical region.-Regional Format:...
  
   and Promotion to Nationalliga B
  Challenge League
  The Swiss Challenge League is the second highest tier of the Swiss Football League. Sixteen teams play in the Challenge League. The winners of the league are promoted to the Super League, and the bottom two teams are relegated to the 1. Liga...
  
  : 1993-94
• Group Champions 1. Liga: 1995-96

Personal Information

Urs Suter is married to Jacqueline. They have two daughters Kerstin und Senja. Today Suter lives in Zürich and works as a sales representative for an electric lighting company.