Stéphane Chapuisat

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Stéphane Chapuisat
Chapuisat in 2014
Personal information
Full name Stéphane Chapuisat
Date of birth (1969-06-28) 28 June 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Lausanne, Switzerland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1978–1980 Red Star Zürich
1980–1985 Lausanne
1985–1986 Malley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 Malley 32 (16)
1987–1990 Lausanne 104 (36)
1991 Bayer Uerdingen 10 (4)
1991–1999 Borussia Dortmund 218 (102)
1999–2002 Grasshoppers 61 (39)
2002–2005 Young Boys 100 (53)
2005–2006 Lausanne 32 (16)
Total 547 (262)
International career
1989–2004 Switzerland 103 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stéphane Chapuisat (born 28 June 1969) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently the sporting director of BSC Young Boys.

A prolific goalscorer for both club and country (for which he appeared more than 100 times), he spent most of his career with Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, and is regarded as one of the best strikers the club ever had. He represented Switzerland at the 1994 World Cup and two European Championships.

Club career

Born in Lausanne, Chapuisat started his professional career with hometown club FC Lausanne-Sport, moving in January 1991 to Bundesliga's Bayer Uerdingen and switching to powerhouse Borussia Dortmund in that summer.

Chapuisat scored 20 league goals in his first season, two short of Fritz Walter of the eventual champions VfB Stuttgart.[1] He stayed with Borussia until 1999, conquering back-to-back titles – although he played sparingly in 1995–96 due to injuries – and adding the following campaign's UEFA Champions League, where he netted three in ten games during the victorious run.[2]

Chapuisat then transferred to Grasshopper Club Zürich, playing there for three years and helped them winning the league title in 2001.[3] In 2002, he moved to fellow Swiss Super League side BSC Young Boys, before rejoining Lausanne now in the second division, retiring at 37 with 106 goals in 228 Bundesliga matches to his credit; he was also voted Swiss Footballer of the Year four times (1992, 1993, 1994 and 2001).[4]

In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, Chapuisat was selected as the Golden Player of Switzerland by the Swiss Football Association as their most outstanding player of the past 50 years.[5]

International career

Chapuisat on a stamp as a player of Switzerland

Chapuisat scored 21 goals in 103 caps for Switzerland, and played in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1996 and Euro 2004.[6]

In the 1994 World Cup, appearing in four complete contests as the nation reached the round-of-16, he scored in a 4–1 win over Romania on 22 June.[7]

Personal life

Chapuisat's father, Pierre-Albert, was also a professional footballer. A defender, he too represented Lausanne and the national team, going on to have a lengthy career as a manager.[8]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 November 1990 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino 0–2 0–4 Euro 1992 qualifying
2. 11 September 1991 Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland  Scotland 1–0 2–2
3. 9 December 1991 Allmend, Lucerne, Switzerland  Sweden 1–0 3–1 Friendly
4. 16 August 1992 Kadrioru, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 0–1 0–6 1994 World Cup qualification
5. 0–5
6. 14 October 1992 Sant'Elia, Cagliari, Italy  Italy 0–2 2–2
7. 18 November 1992 Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland  Malta 3–0 3–0
8. 31 March 1993 Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland  Portugal 1–0 1–1
9. 17 November 1993 Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland  Estonia 4–0 4–0
10. 20 April 1994 Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland  Czech Republic 1–0 3–0 Friendly
11. 3–0
12. 22 June 1994 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, United States  Romania 1–2 1–4 1994 FIFA World Cup
13. 20 August 1997 Nepstadion, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 1–1 1–1 1998 World Cup qualification
14. 11 October 1997 Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland  Azerbaijan 4–0 5–0
15. 14 October 1998 Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland  Denmark 1–0 1–1 Euro 2000 qualifying
16. 31 March 1999 Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland  Wales 1–0 2–0
17. 2–0
18. 29 March 2000 Cornaredo, Lugano, Switzerland  Norway 1–1 2–2 Friendly
19. 24 March 2001 Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade, Yugoslavia  FR Yugoslavia 1–1 1–1 2002 World Cup qualification
20. 28 March 2001 Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland  Luxembourg 4–0 5–0
21. 8 September 2002 St. Jakob, Basel, Switzerland  Georgia 4–1 4–1 Euro 2004 qualifying

Honours

Borussia Dortmund

Grasshoppers

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ "Josip Drmic kann sich als erster Schweizer Torschützenkönig in der Bundesliga unsterblich machen" [Josip Drmic can immortalize himself as first Swiss top scorer in the Bundesliga] (in German). Watson. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Stéphane Chapuisat: "BVB kann für viel Furore sorgen"" [Stéphane Chapuisat: "BVB can cause quite the upset"] (in German). Bundesliga. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. ^ Team, Editorial (5 December 2021). "Stephane Chapuisat: The Switzerland Prolific Goalscorer". History Of Soccer. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Chapuisat: Mon père, ce héros" [Chapuisat: My father, that hero] (in French). FIFA. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Golden players take center stage". UEFA. 29 November 2003. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Stephane Chapuisat – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  7. ^ "World Cup 1994". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Chapuisat, all in the family". FIFA. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2011.