Peter Ramseier

Born in Bern, Ramseier played his youth football with FC Zähringia (now named Breitenrain). At the age of 16, he was already playing in the junior national team, with whom he played in the UEFA tournament in England a year later. Aged 20 years he was persuaded to join Cantonal Neuchâtel, so he moved to Neuchâtel to learn the French language. Cantonal played in the Nationalliga B, the second tier of Swiss football, and Ramseier immediately became regular player for them. After two years in French-speaking Switzerland, the defender moved on. In July 1966, Ramseier joined FC Basel's first team for their 1966–67 season under head coach Helmut Benthaus. After playing in seven test games, Ramseier played his team debut in the away game in the Swiss Cup quarter-final on 8 March 1967 as Basel won 2–1 against Biel-Bienne. He played his domestic league debut for the team just four days later, on 12 March in the home game in the St. Jakob Stadium as Basel won 1–0 against La Chaux-de-Fonds. Ramseier won the Swiss championship title for the first time that season. Basel finished the championship one point clear of FC Zürich who finished in second position. Basel won 16 of the 26 games, drawing eight, losing twice, and they scored 60 goals conceding just 20. In that season he won the double with Basel. In the Cup final on 15 May 1967 Basel's opponents were Lausanne-Sports. In the former Wankdorf Stadium, Helmut Hauser scored the decisive goal via penalty. The game went down in football…

With his parents and two brothers Ramseier grew up in close proximity to the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. Before and after the games, when thousands of spectators made a pilgrimage past their apartment to the Wankdorf, the three brothers placed a pillow on the window sill and watched the lively goings-on from above. During his active playing time, it was usual that the players had regular jobs, parallel to sport. Fellow Basel player Mucho Frigerio brought Ramseier to Bank Dreyfuss in 1967. Right up until his retirement Ramseier remained loyal to his generous employer. As human resources manager, he played a key role in creating a pleasant working atmosphere. Ramseier married Annemarie Bigler and the couple had a son named Adrian. From 1978, the family lived in a small family house in Muttenz. This wouldn't be worth mentioning if it wasn't on a street through which thousands of fans make a pilgrimage to the St. Jakob-Park for the FCB games. However, you looked in vain for the cushions on the window sill. Peter Ramseier was always in the stadium and watched the games live. On the morning of 10 October 2018, Peter Ramseier was still feeling well and was active on his home trainer. During the course of the day he complained of feeling unwell and this led to his suden death shortly afterwards, without any other previous symptoms.

Swiss League: 1966-67, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1976-77 Swiss Cup: 1966–67, 1974–75 Swiss Cup runner-up: 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73 Swiss League Cup winner: 1972 Coppa delle Alpi winner: 1969, 1970 Uhren Cup winner: 1969, 1970