Karl Grob

Karl Grob
Personal information
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	Küsnacht
1967	Zürich
Senior career*
Years	Team
1967–1987	Zürich
1987–1988	Biel-Bienne
International career
1967–1976	Switzerland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karl Grob (30 May 1946 – 20 April 2019) was a Swiss footballer. He played as a goalkeeper. He was born in Küsnacht.

Grob played for his local team, Küsnacht, before signing for Zürich. For his time at Zürich, he has been called a legend. He won five Swiss Super Leagues and 4 Swiss Cups with Zürich. He also made the most caps for the club in the league, European competition and in total appearances. He later played for Biel-Bienne for one season. He also played seven times for Switzerland.

Grob died of heart failure on 20 April 2019 in Zürich. He was 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

References

1 2 "La Suisse du foot pleure Karl Grob". Le Matin (in French). 22 April 2019. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
↑ Fischer, Andy (28 October 2013). ""Was macht eigentlich ...?". Tagblatt der Stadt Zürich (in German). Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2019.

Other websites

Karl Grob at WorldFootball.net

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[lematin-1] 1 2 "La Suisse du foot pleure Karl Grob". Le Matin (in French). 22 April 2019. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.

[2] Fischer, Andy (28 October 2013). ""Was macht eigentlich ...?". Tagblatt der Stadt Zürich (in German). Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2019.