Career
He played as Defender for Football Club between 1950 and 1955. Liga (third national level) in 1952 and were promoted to the Nationalliga B. Between 1955 and 1962 he played for Football Club Basel in the Nationalliga A and then from 1962 for Football Club Concordia Basel again in the Liga. "Sämi" Thüler played two games for the Swiss National team
Thüler married Lotti Feller in April 1956.
They had two daughters, twins, Barbara and Silvia. First he worked for the local gas and waterboard.
Later he was landlord and managed various restaurants, before he took over as manager of the Wenkenhof in Riehen.