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]

Adrian Knup
Personal information
Full name Adrian Knup
Date of birth (1968-07-02) 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.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 October 1989St. Jakob Stadium, Basel Belgium1–02–21990 World Cup qualifier
2.13 December 1989Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, Santa Cruz Spain1–11–2Friendly
3.2 June 1990Espenmoos, St. Gallen United States2–12–1Friendly
4.21 August 1990Praterstadion, Vienna Austria3–13–1Friendly
5.17 October 1990Hampden Park, Glasgow Scotland1–21–2Euro 1992 qualifier
6.14 November 1990Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle San Marino3–04–0Euro 1992 qualifier
7.2 February 1991Miami Orange Bowl, Miami United States1–01–0Friendly
8. 12 March 1991Sportplatz Rheinau, Balzers Liechtenstein2–06–0Friendly
9. 3–0
10. 5–0
11. 1 May 1991Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Bulgaria1–23–2Euro 1992 qualifier
12. 2–2
13. 5 June 1991Espenmoos, St. Gallen San Marino1–07–0Euro 1992 qualifier
14. 6–0
15. 16 August 1992Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn Estonia3–06–01994 World Cup qualifier
16. 4–0
17. 9 September 1992Wankdorfstadion, Bern Scotland1–03–11994 World Cup qualifier
18. 2–1
19.17 March 1993Stade El Menzah, Tunis Tunisia1–01–0Friendly
20.11 August 1993Ryavallen, Borås Sweden1–12–1Friendly
21.17 November 1993Hardturm, Zurich Estonia1–04–01994 World Cup qualifier
22. 22 June 1994Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac Romania3–14–11994 World Cup
23. 4–1
24.23 June 1995Wankdorfstadion, Bern Germany1–11–2Friendly
25.16 August 1995Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavík Iceland1–02–0Euro 1996 qualifier
26.15 November 1995Wembley Stadium, London England1–01–3Friendly

References
  1. Adrian Knup 'manager' de l'équipe de Suisse de football‚ swissinfo.ch, 25 May 2007
  2. "Adrian Knup". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  3. Adrian Knup im Führungsgremium des FCB‚ nzz.ch, 22 June 2009
  4. Umsatzrekord und ein neuer Vizepräsident für den FC Basel‚ tagesanzeiger.ch, 30 April 2012
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