Karl Grob

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]

Karl Grob
Personal information
Full name Karl Grob
Date of birth (1946-05-30)30 May 1946
Place of birth Küsnacht, Switzerland
Date of death 20 April 2019(2019-04-20) (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

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

References
  1. Fischer, Andy (28 October 2013). ""Was macht eigentlich ...?". Tagblatt der Stadt Zürich (in German). Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  2. (Fotos), Michael Wegmann (Interview) und Benjamin Soland. "Goalie-Legenden Engel und Grob: "Der Cupsieg ist das Schönste"".
  3. "dbFCZ - Top20". www.dbfcz.ch.
  4. uefa.com. "Zürich – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
  5. "1967". fussball-schweiz.ch.
  6. "La Suisse du foot pleure Karl Grob". Le Matin (in French). 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
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