In the summer of 1976 Maradan transferred to FC Basel, with coach Helmut Benthaus, back into the Nationalliga A. Despite the team already having a number of especially good players (Mundschin, Stohler, Geisser, Maissen, Ramseier, Muhmenthaler and Fischli) the right footed Maradan quickly became a key player.
Der Lauf der Dinge, a 1987 art film by the Swiss artist duo Peter Fischli and David Weiss