[3] He scored his first league goal for his new club on 12 April in the home game in the St. Jakob Stadium as Basel won 2–1 against Servette.
In the 1975 Swiss Cup final against Winterthur, Balmer scored the winning goal five minutes before the end of overtime.
[5] Collateral to his semi-professional football career with FCB, Balmer completed his studies at the University of Basel.
The successful completion of his studium was the reason why Balmer ended his career as a top footballer when he was not even 27 years old.
Balmer taught mathematics and sports as a respected teacher at Interlaken High School until his sudden and much too early death.