Stéphane Chapuisat


Stéphane Chapuisat 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, 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. He stayed with Borussia until 1999, conquering back-to-back titles – although he played sparingly in 1995–96 due to injuries – and adding the 1996–97 [UEFA Champions League|following campaign]'s UEFA Champions League, where he netted three in ten games during the victorious run.
Chapuisat then transferred to Grasshopper Club Zürich, playing there for three years and helped them winning the league title in 2001. 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.
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.

International career

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

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.

Career statistics

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
114 November 1990Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino2–04–01992 qualifying">1992 Ballon d'Or">1992 qualifying
211 September 1991Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland1–02–2UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
39 December 1991Allmend, Lucerne, Switzerland1–03–1Friendly
416 August 1992Kadrioru, Tallinn, Estonia1–06–01994 [FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]
516 August 1992Kadrioru, Tallinn, Estonia5–06–01994 FIFA [World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]
614 October 1992Sant'Elia, Cagliari, Italy2–02–21994 FIFA World Cup qualification
718 November 1992Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland3–03–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
831 March 1993Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland1–01–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
917 November 1993Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland4–04–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
1020 April 1994Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland1–03–0Friendly
1120 April 1994Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland3–03–0Friendly
1222 June 1994Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, United States2–14–11994 FIFA World Cup
1320 August 1997Nepstadion, Budapest, Hungary1–11–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1411 October 1997Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland4–05–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1514 October 1998Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland1–01–1UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
1631 March 1999Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland1–02–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
1731 March 1999Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland2–02–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
1829 March 2000Cornaredo, Lugano, Switzerland1–12–2Friendly
1924 March 2001Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade, Yugoslavia1–11–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2028 March 2001Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland4–05–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
218 September 2002St. Jakob, Basel, Switzerland4–14–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

Honours

Borussia Dortmund
Grasshoppers
Individual