Reto Baumgartner

Reto Baumgartner
President of FC Basel
Assumed office
17 November 2020
Preceded byBernhard Burgener
Personal details
Born (1967-04-28) 28 April 1967 (age 57)
Switzerland
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
OccupationFootballer
Football administrator

Association football career
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–1986 Wettingen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1990 Wettingen 81 (7)
1990–1994 Basel 87 (13)
1994–1995 Amicitia Riehen
Total 168 (20)
International career
0000 Switzerland (beach soccer)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Reto Baumgartner (born 28 April 1967) is a retired Swiss professional footballer who played in the late 1980s and early 1990s as defender. Since FC Basel's AGM in 2008, Baumgartner is a member of the club board of directors and since 16 November 2020, he is president of the club. He is businessman and member of the Basel-Stadt trade association.