Adrian Knup
Adrian Knup (born 2 July 1968) is a Swiss former professional football striker.[2] He works as the head coach of the youth sector at FC Basel and is also the vice president of the club.[3][4]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adrian Knup | ||
Date of birth | 2 July 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Liestal, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Basel (Vice president & Head of youth) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1988 | FC Basel | 40 | (11) |
1988–1989 | FC Aarau | 33 | (13) |
1989–1992 | FC Luzern | 74 | (20) |
1992–1994 | VfB Stuttgart | 53 | (20) |
1994–1996 | Karlsruher SC | 39 | (11) |
1996 | Galatasaray | 5 | (2) |
1996–1998 | FC Basel | 29 | (8) |
Total | 273 | (85) | |
National team | |||
1989–1996 | Switzerland | 49 | (26) |
Teams managed | |||
2007–2008[1] | Switzerland (team leader) | ||
2009–2017 | FC Basel (head of youth) | ||
2012–2017 | FC Basel (vice president) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
He was capped 49 times and scored 26 goals for the Swiss national team between 1989 and 1996, including three games at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Knup was a typical No. 9 and was famed for the power he could get behind his headers. He started his career at FC Basel in 1986 and joined FC Aarau in 1988. He spent only one season at Aarau and signed for FC Luzern in 1989 where he was an immediate success. In 1990, he was voted Luzern's Player of the Year. He was then signed by Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart in 1992 where he played until 1994 when he signed for Karlsruher SC. He reached the 1995–96 DFB-Pokal final with Karlsruhe but they were beaten 1–0 by 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He then had a short spell with Galatasaray S.K. in Turkey before returning to Basel and retiring in 1998.
International career
He played for the Switzerland national football team between 1989 and 1996. He scored 26 goals in 49 games. Two of his goals came against Romania in a 4–1 win at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA.
After his retirement from playing, he became a commentator for Swiss League matches. On 25 May 2007, he was given the job as a coach for the Swiss national team but left after UEFA Euro 2008.
International goals
- Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 11 October 1989 | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1990 World Cup qualifier | |
2. | 13 December 1989 | Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, Santa Cruz | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly | |
3. | 2 June 1990 | Espenmoos, St. Gallen | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
4. | 21 August 1990 | Praterstadion, Vienna | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
5. | 17 October 1990 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 1–2 | 1–2 | Euro 1992 qualifier | |
6. | 14 November 1990 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle | 3–0 | 4–0 | Euro 1992 qualifier | |
7. | 2 February 1991 | Miami Orange Bowl, Miami | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
8. | 12 March 1991 | Sportplatz Rheinau, Balzers | 2–0 | 6–0 | Friendly | |
9. | 3–0 | |||||
10. | 5–0 | |||||
11. | 1 May 1991 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia | 1–2 | 3–2 | Euro 1992 qualifier | |
12. | 2–2 | |||||
13. | 5 June 1991 | Espenmoos, St. Gallen | 1–0 | 7–0 | Euro 1992 qualifier | |
14. | 6–0 | |||||
15. | 16 August 1992 | Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1994 World Cup qualifier | |
16. | 4–0 | |||||
17. | 9 September 1992 | Wankdorfstadion, Bern | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1994 World Cup qualifier | |
18. | 2–1 | |||||
19. | 17 March 1993 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
20. | 11 August 1993 | Ryavallen, Borås | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
21. | 17 November 1993 | Hardturm, Zurich | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1994 World Cup qualifier | |
22. | 22 June 1994 | Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1994 World Cup | |
23. | 4–1 | |||||
24. | 23 June 1995 | Wankdorfstadion, Bern | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly | |
25. | 16 August 1995 | Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavík | 1–0 | 2–0 | Euro 1996 qualifier | |
26. | 15 November 1995 | Wembley Stadium, London | 1–0 | 1–3 | Friendly | |
References
- Adrian Knup 'manager' de l'équipe de Suisse de football‚ swissinfo.ch, 25 May 2007
- "Adrian Knup". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- Adrian Knup im Führungsgremium des FCB‚ nzz.ch, 22 June 2009
- Umsatzrekord und ein neuer Vizepräsident für den FC Basel‚ tagesanzeiger.ch, 30 April 2012