Peter Risi (16 May 1950 – 11 December 2010) was a Swiss footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.

Peter Risi
Personal information
Date of birth(1950-05-16)16 May 1950
Place of birthBuochs, Switzerland
Date of death11 December 2010(2010-12-11) (aged 60)
Place of deathSwitzerland
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s)Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1968–1970SC Buochs
1970–1972FC La Chaux-de-Fonds48(24)
1972–1974FC Winterthur75(45)
1974–1979FC Zürich108(76)
1979–1984FC Luzern128(72)
1984–1987SC Buochs
Total359(217)
International career
1974–1977Switzerland15(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Born in Buochs, Risi played club football for FC Winterthur, FC Zürich and FC Luzern, and was top scorer of the Nationalliga A in 1976, 1979, and 1981.[1]

Risi also earned fifteen caps for Switzerland between 1974 and 1977.[2]

Later life and death edit

Risi died on 11 December 2010 following an illness.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Player profile". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  2. ^ Peter Risi at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ "Peter Risi (60) gestorben". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 12 December 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.