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
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