Adrian Knup was born on 2 July 1968 and is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a striker in the 1980s and 1990s.
15 Facts About Adrian Knup
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Adrian Knup was capped 49 times and scored 26 goals for the Switzerland national team between 1989 and 1996, including three games at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
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Adrian Knup was the vice president of the club between 2012 and 2017.
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Adrian Knup was a typical No 9 and was famed for the power he could get behind his headers.
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Adrian Knup scored his first league goal for his club in the first game of the season on 9 August 1986.
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Adrian Knup played three seasons with the club and received a call up to the Switzerland national team.
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Adrian Knup spent only one season at Aarau and signed for FC Luzern in 1989 where he was an immediate success.
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Adrian Knup was then signed by Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart in 1992 where he played until 1994 when he signed for Karlsruher SC.
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Adrian Knup scored two goals at home against Grasshopper Club, another goal in the home match against Xamax and another two goals in the home match against Aarau.
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Adrian Knup stayed with the club for another season before he retired from his active football career.
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Between the years 1982 to 1988 and again from 1996 to 1998 Adrian Knup played a total of 138 games for Basel scoring a total of 54 goals.
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Adrian Knup scored 29 goals in the domestic league, four in the cup and the other 21 were scored during the test games.
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Adrian Knup played for the Switzerland national team between 1989 and 1996.
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At the FC Basel AGM in June 2009 Adrian Knup was elected into the club's board of directors under club president Gigi Oeri.
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At the AGM in 2012, Ms Oeri stood down and Bernard Heusler became the club chairman, Adrian Knup was elected as vice president of the club.