Urs Fischer

What strikes me about Urs Fischer is how methodical his rise has been. He won back-to-back Swiss Super League titles with Basel, then took a modest Union Berlin and steered them all the way to their first Champions League qualification in 2023, before landing at Mainz 05. I admire managers who build over-performing teams from limited budgets rather than chasing star names, and his Berlin run feels exactly like that kind of quiet, disciplined project. He started as a player before turning to the touchline, and I get the sense his calm authority comes from understanding the game from both sides.

Urs Fischer (born 20 February 1966) is a Swiss football manager and former player, who is the head coach of Bundesliga club Mainz 05. As a manager he has won two Swiss Super League titles with Basel in 2016 and 2017. He then took over at Union Berlin in 2018, and guided the club to their first ever UEFA Champions League qualification in 2023.

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Name (English)

Urs Fischer

Name (Japanese)

ウルス・フィッシャー

Reading

うるす・ふぃっしゃー

Born

February 20, 1966 (age 60)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Horse

Origin

Triengen, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland

Blood type

Private

Height

180 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC

Tags

• Canton of Lucerne
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.