Adrian Knup

Adrian Knup
Personal information
Full name	Adrian Knup
Date of birth	2 July 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	Liestal, Switzerland
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Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986–1988	FC Basel
1988–1989	FC Aarau
1989–1992	FC Luzern
1992–1994	VfB Stuttgart
1994–1996	Karlsruher SC
1996	Galatasaray SK
1996–1998	FC Basel
Total
International career
1989–1996	Switzerland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Adrian Knup (born 2 July 1968 in Liestal) is a retired Swiss football striker.^[1]

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 German 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 SK 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
1.	11 October 1989	St. Jakob-Park, Basel	Belgium	1–0	2–2	1990 World Cup qualifier
2.	13 December 1989	Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, Santa Cruz	Spain	1–1	1–2	Friendly
3.	2 June 1990	Espenmoos, St. Gallen	United States	2–1	2–1	Friendly
4.	21 August 1990	Praterstadion, Vienna	Austria	3–1	3–1	Friendly
5.	17 October 1990	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Scotland	1–2	1–2	Euro 1992 qualifier
6.	14 November 1990	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle	San Marino	3–0	4–0	Euro 1992 qualifier
7.	2 February 1991	Miami Orange Bowl, Miami	United States	1–0	1–0	Friendly
8.	12 March 1991	Sportplatz Rheinau, Balzers	Liechtenstein	2–0	6–0	Friendly
9.				3–0
10.				5–0
11.	1 May 1991	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia	Bulgaria	1–2	3–2	Euro 1992 qualifier
12.	1 May 1991	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia	Bulgaria	2–2	3–2	Euro 1992 qualifier
13.	5 June 1991	Espenmoos, St. Gallen	San Marino	1–0	7–0	Euro 1992 qualifier
14.	5 June 1991	Espenmoos, St. Gallen	San Marino	6–0	7–0	Euro 1992 qualifier
15.	16 August 1992	Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn	Estonia	3–0	6–0	1994 World Cup qualifier
16.	16 August 1992	Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn	Estonia	4–0	6–0	1994 World Cup qualifier
17.	9 September 1992	Wankdorfstadion, Bern	Scotland	1–0	3–1	1994 World Cup qualifier
18.	9 September 1992	Wankdorfstadion, Bern	Scotland	2–1	3–1	1994 World Cup qualifier
19.	17 March 1993	Stade El Menzah, Tunis	Tunisia	1–0	1–0	Friendly
20.	11 August 1993	Ryavallen, Borås	Sweden	1–1	2–1	Friendly
21.	17 November 1993	Hardturm, Zurich	Estonia	1–0	4–0	1994 World Cup qualifier
22.	22 June 1994	Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac	Romania	3–1	4–1	1994 World Cup
23.	22 June 1994	Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac	Romania	4–1	4–1	1994 World Cup
24.	23 June 1995	Wankdorfstadion, Bern	Germany	1–1	1–2	Friendly
25.	16 August 1995	Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavík	Iceland	1–0	2–0	Euro 1996 qualifier
26.	15 November 1995	Wembley Stadium, London	England	1–0	1–3	Friendly