Stéphane Chapuisat (born 28 June 1969) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was regarded by some Borussia Dortmund fans as one of the best strikers the club had.
.jpg) Chapuisat in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stéphane Chapuisat | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1969 | ||
| 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 | |||
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. He represented Switzerland at the 1994 World Cup and two European Championships.
Chapuisat is currently the sporting director of BSC Young Boys.
Club career
editBorn 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 Torjäger 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
editChapuisat 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
editChapuisat'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
edit| # | 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
editBorussia Dortmund
- Bundesliga: 1994–95, 1995–96
- DFB-Supercup: 1995, 1996
- UEFA Champions League: 1996–97
- Intercontinental Cup: 1997
Grasshoppers
Individual
- Ballon d'Or: 1991 (13th), 1992 (9th), 1993 (9th)
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1991–92
- Swiss Super League top scorer: 2000–01, 2003–04
- UEFA Jubilee Awards – Greatest Swiss Footballer of the last 50 Years: 2003
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Team, Editorial (5 December 2021). "Stephane Chapuisat: The Switzerland Prolific Goalscorer". History Of Soccer. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Golden players take center stage". UEFA. 29 November 2003. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Stephane Chapuisat – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "World Cup 1994". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Chapuisat, all in the family". FIFA. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
External links
edit- Stéphane Chapuisat at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Stéphane Chapuisat at National-Football-Teams.com
- Stéphane Chapuisat – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Stéphane Chapuisat at EU-Football.info