He held high honorary positions in his hometown and was founder member of FC Basel.
Grieder was member of the Basel rowing club and during a visit to England he had seen the new football game.
Team mate Charles Volderauer, as businessman, had good connections and used them from the very beginning.
[2] He stayed with the club as active footballed just one year and during this time Grieder played only that one game for Basel.
Grieder held high honorary positions in his hometown, including many functions with the rowing club.