Peter Risi

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	16 May 1950
Place of birth	Buochs, Switzerland
Date of death	11 December 2010 (aged 60)
Place of death	Switzerland
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1970	SC Buochs
1970–1972	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	48	(24)
1972–1974	FC Winterthur	75	(45)
1974–1979	FC Zürich	108	(76)
1979–1984	FC Luzern	128	(72)
1984–1987	SC Buochs
Total		359	(217)
National team
1974–1977	Switzerland	15	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

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

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

References

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