Werner Decker

Werner Decker (16 July 1939 - 12 June 2017), commonly known as Pips, was a Swiss footballer who played for FC Concordia Basel, FC Zürich and FC Basel and the Swiss amateur national team. He played in the position as midfielder. In later years he became trainer and coach.

Football career Decker started his youth career by Concordia and at the age of 20 he advanced to their first team who at that time played in the Nationalliga B, the second highest tier of Swiss football. On the 16 October 1960 Concordia played as underdogs in the first round of the Swiss Cup against FC Basel and Decker scored the winning goal as Concordia won 2–1.

In the summer of 1962 Decker transferred together with Josef Hügi to Zürich. The two of them then played just two games together for their new Club, the 10–1 test game on 4 August 1962 win against FC Breite and the 1–9 championship defeat on 26 August against Lausanne-Sport (Hugi one championship game more) and then they both left the Club, Hügi to FC Porrentruy and Decker to return to Concordia. For a short period Decker was also captain of the Swiss amateur national team.

Private life Decker completed his apprenticeship and worked as metal construction worker. He was long time owner, together with his first wife Johanna, of his own firm the metal construction company Decker & Co. in Münchenstein until his retirement in 2011. His firm supplied all the metal hand rails during the construction of the St. Jakob-Park. He was married twice. Werner Decker died on 12 June 2017 in an old people's home in Basel after a serious illness.