Karl Grob
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Karl Grob | ||
Date of birth | 30 May 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Küsnacht, Switzerland | ||
Date of death | 20 April 2019 | (aged 72)||
Place of death | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1965–1967 | FC Küsnacht | ||
1967 | Zürich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1967–1987 | Zürich | 513 | (0) |
1987–1988 | Biel-Bienne | 31 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
1967–1976 | Switzerland | 7 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 August 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 August 2017 |
Karl Grob (30 May 1946 – 20 April 2019) was a Swiss professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Grob is considered to be a legend for Zürich, as he was there for 20 years and helped the team win a total of five Swiss Super Leagues and four Swiss Cups.[1]
Professional career[]
Grob was a left-winger with FC Küsnacht before switching to a goalkeeper.[2] Grob is the record holder for FC Zürich in appearances in the Swiss Super League, in European tournament, and in total appearances.[3][4]
International career[]
Grob made seven appearances for the Switzerland national football team, the first in a 4–0 Euro 1968 qualification loss to Italy on 23 December 1967.[5]
Death[]
Grob died of heart failure on 20 April 2019 in Zürich, at the age of 72.[6]
Honours[]
- Zürich
- Swiss Super League: 1967–1968, 1973–1974, 1974–1975, 1975–1976, 1980–1981
- Swiss Cup: 1969–1970, 1971–1972, 1972–1973, 1975–1976
References[]
- ^ Fischer, Andy (28 October 2013). ""Was macht eigentlich ...?". Tagblatt der Stadt Zürich (in German). Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ (Fotos), Michael Wegmann (Interview) und Benjamin Soland. "Goalie-Legenden Engel und Grob: "Der Cupsieg ist das Schönste"".
- ^ "dbFCZ - Top20". www.dbfcz.ch.
- ^ uefa.com. "Zürich – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
- ^ "1967". fussball-schweiz.ch.
- ^ "La Suisse du foot pleure Karl Grob". Le Matin (in French). 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
External links[]
- DbFCZ Profile
- Karl Grob at National-Football-Teams.com
- Karl Grob at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- 1946 births
- 2019 deaths
- People from Küsnacht
- Swiss footballers
- Switzerland international footballers
- Swiss Super League players
- FC Zürich players
- Association football goalkeepers