Karl Grob

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)
International career‡
1967–1976	Switzerland	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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.

Professional career

Grob was a left-winger with FC Küsnacht before switching to a goalkeeper. Grob is the record holder for FC Zürich in appearances in the Swiss Super League, in European tournament, and in total appearances.

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.

Death

Grob died of heart failure on 20 April 2019 in Zürich, at the age of 72.

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

External links

• DbFCZ Profile
• Karl Grob at National-Football-Teams.com
• Karl Grob at WorldFootball.net