Peter Riesterer (10 September 1892 – 1979) was a

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who played for

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. He played mainly in the position of defender. Between the years 1913 and 1930 Riesterer played a total of 244 games for Basel, scoring a total of 9 goals. 149 of these games were in the Swiss Serie A, four in the

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and 90 were friendly games. He scored six goals in the domestic league, the other three were scored during the test games.

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* Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. * Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. FC Basel players Swiss men's footballers Men's association football defenders 1892 births 1979 deaths 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-footy-defender-stub