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{{short description|Swiss footballer (born 1969)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Stéphane Chapuisat
| image = Football against poverty 2014 - Stéphane Chapuisat (2).jpg
| caption = Chapuisat in 2014
| full_name = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|6|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Lausanne]], Switzerland
| height = 1.80 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = 1978–1980 | youthclubs1 = [[FC Red Star Zürich|Red Star Zürich]]
| youthyears2 = 1980–1985 | youthclubs2 = [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne]]
| youthyears3 = 1985–1986 | youthclubs3 = [[ES FC Malley|Malley]]
| years1 = 1986–1987 | clubs1 = [[ES FC Malley|Malley]] | caps1 = 32 | goals1 = 16
| years2 = 1987–1990 | clubs2 = [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne]] | caps2 = 104 | goals2 = 36
| years3 = 1991 | clubs3 = [[KFC Uerdingen 05|Bayer Uerdingen]] | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 4
| years4 = 1991–1999 | clubs4 = [[Borussia Dortmund]] | caps4 = 218 | goals4 = 102
| years5 = 1999–2002 | clubs5 = [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshoppers]] | caps5 = 61 | goals5 = 39
| years6 = 2002–2005 | clubs6 = [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]] | caps6 = 100 | goals6 = 53
| years7 = 2005–2006 | clubs7 = [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne]] | caps7 = 32 | goals7 = 16
| totalcaps = 547 | totalgoals = 262
| nationalyears1 = 1989–2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] | nationalcaps1 = 103 | nationalgoals1 = 21
}}
'''Stéphane Chapuisat''' (born 28 June 1969) is a Swiss former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]]. He is currently the sporting director of [[BSC Young Boys]].

A prolific goalscorer for both club and [[Switzerland national football team|country]] (for which he appeared more than 100 times), he spent most of his career with [[Bundesliga]] club [[Borussia Dortmund]], and is regarded as one of the best strikers the club ever had. He represented Switzerland at the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994 World Cup]] and two [[UEFA European Championship|European Championships]].

==Club career==
Born in [[Lausanne]], Chapuisat started his professional career with hometown club [[FC Lausanne-Sport]], moving in January 1991 to [[Bundesliga]]'s [[KFC Uerdingen 05|Bayer Uerdingen]] and switching to powerhouse Borussia Dortmund in that summer.

Chapuisat scored 20 league goals in his [[1991–92 Bundesliga|first season]], two short of [[Fritz Walter (footballer born 1960)|Fritz Walter]] of the eventual champions [[VfB Stuttgart]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.watson.ch/Sport/Bundesliga/778050177-Josip-Drmic-kann-sich-als-erster-Schweizer-Torschuetzenkoenig-in-der-Bundesliga-unsterblich-machen | title = Josip Drmic kann sich als erster Schweizer Torschützenkönig in der Bundesliga unsterblich machen | trans-title = Josip Drmic can immortalize himself as first Swiss top scorer in the Bundesliga | publisher = Watson | language = de | date = 27 March 2014 | access-date = 21 February 2018}}</ref> He stayed with Borussia until 1999, conquering back-to-back titles – although he played sparingly in [[1995–96 Bundesliga|1995–96]] due to injuries – and adding the [[1996–97 UEFA Champions League|following campaign]]'s [[UEFA Champions League]], where he netted three in ten games during the victorious run.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.bundesliga.com/de/bundesliga/news/stephane-chapuisat-interview-bvb-kann-fuer-viel-furore-sorgen-borussia-dortmund-juventus-turin.jsp | title = Stéphane Chapuisat: "BVB kann für viel Furore sorgen" | trans-title = Stéphane Chapuisat: "BVB can cause quite the upset" | publisher = [[Bundesliga]] | language = de | date = 18 March 2015 | access-date = 21 February 2018}}</ref>

Chapuisat then transferred to [[Grasshopper Club Zürich]], playing there for three years and helped them winning the league title in [[2000–01 Swiss Football League|2001]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=Editorial|date=5 December 2021|title=Stephane Chapuisat: The Switzerland Prolific Goalscorer|url=https://historyofsoccer.info/stephane-chapuisat|access-date=2 February 2022|website=History Of Soccer|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2002, he moved to fellow [[Swiss Super League]] side [[BSC Young Boys]], before rejoining Lausanne now in the [[Swiss Challenge League|second division]], retiring at 37 with 106 goals in 228 Bundesliga matches to his credit; he was also voted Swiss Footballer of the Year four times (1992, 1993, 1994 and 2001).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://fr.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/do-you-remember/people=157814/index.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180222043823/http://fr.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/do-you-remember/people=157814/index.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 22 February 2018 | title = Chapuisat: Mon père, ce héros | trans-title = Chapuisat: My father, that hero | publisher = FIFA | language = fr | access-date = 21 February 2018}}</ref>

In November 2003, to celebrate [[UEFA]]'s Jubilee, Chapuisat was selected as the [[UEFA Jubilee Awards|Golden Player]] of Switzerland by the [[Swiss Football Association]] as their most outstanding player of the past 50 years.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.uefa.org/news/newsId=130150.html | title = Golden players take center stage | publisher = UEFA | date = 29 November 2003 | access-date = 30 December 2014}}</ref>

==International career==
[[File:Stamps of Tajikistan, 014-04.jpg|thumb|Chapuisat on a stamp as a player of Switzerland]]
Chapuisat scored 21 goals in 103 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] for [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]], and played in the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]], [[UEFA Euro 1996]] and [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]].<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/chapuisat-intl.html | title = Stephane Chapuisat – Century of International Appearances | website = [[RSSSF]] | access-date = 30 December 2013}}</ref>

In the 1994 World Cup, appearing in four complete contests as the nation reached the [[Single-elimination tournament|round-of-16]], he scored in a 4–1 win over [[Romania national football team|Romania]] on 22 June.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tables/94full.html | title = World Cup 1994 | website = [[RSSSF]] | access-date = 1 February 2016}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Chapuisat's father, [[Pierre-Albert Chapuisat|Pierre-Albert]], was also a professional footballer. A [[Defender (association football)|defender]], he too represented Lausanne and the national team, going on to have a lengthy career as a [[Coach (sport)|manager]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/stories/doyouremember/news/newsid=1054812.html#chapuisat+family | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090616091927/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/stories/doyouremember/news/newsid=1054812.html#chapuisat+family | url-status = dead | archive-date = 16 June 2009 | title = Chapuisat, all in the family | publisher = FIFA | date = 5 May 2009 | access-date = 5 March 2011}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
:''Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chapuisat goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Stéphane Chapuisat
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| style="text-align:center"|1 || 14 November 1990 || [[Stadio Olimpico (San Marino)|Stadio Olimpico]], [[Serravalle (San Marino)|Serravalle]], San Marino || {{fb|San Marino}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|4–0 || [[UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|2 || 11 September 1991 || [[Wankdorf Stadium|Wankdorf]], [[Bern]], Switzerland || {{fb|Scotland}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
|-
| style="text-align:center"|3 || 9 December 1991 || [[Stadion Allmend|Allmend]], [[Lucerne]], Switzerland || {{fb|Sweden}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|4 || rowspan="2"|16 August 1992 || rowspan="2"|[[Kadriorg Stadium|Kadrioru]], [[Tallinn]], Estonia || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Estonia}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|6–0 || rowspan="2"|[[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|5 || style="text-align:center"|5–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|6 || 14 October 1992 || [[Stadio Sant'Elia|Sant'Elia]], [[Cagliari]], Italy || {{fb|Italy}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|7 || 18 November 1992 || Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland || {{fb|Malta}} || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|8 || 31 March 1993 || Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland || {{fb|Portugal}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|9 || 17 November 1993 || [[Hardturm]], [[Zürich]], Switzerland || {{fb|Estonia}} || style="text-align:center"|4–0 || style="text-align:center"|4–0 || 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|10 || rowspan="2"|20 April 1994 || rowspan="2"|Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Czech Republic}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|11 || style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|12 || 22 June 1994 || [[Silverdome|Pontiac Silverdome]], [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]], United States || {{fb|Romania}} || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || style="text-align:center"|4–1 || [[1994 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|13 || 20 August 1997 || [[Nepstadion]], [[Budapest]], Hungary || {{fb|Hungary}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|14 || 11 October 1997 || Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland || {{fb|Azerbaijan}} || style="text-align:center"|4–0 || style="text-align:center"|5–0 || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|15 || 14 October 1998 || Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland || {{fb|Denmark}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|16 || rowspan="2"|31 March 1999 || rowspan="2"|[[Letzigrund Stadion|Letzigrund]], Zürich, Switzerland || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Wales}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–0 || rowspan="2"|UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
|-
| style="text-align:center"|17 || style="text-align:center"|2–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|18 || 29 March 2000 || [[Cornaredo Stadium|Cornaredo]], [[Lugano]], Switzerland || {{fb|Norway}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|19 || 24 March 2001 || [[Stadion FK Partizan]], Belgrade, [[Yugoslavia]] || {{fb|FR Yugoslavia}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|20 || 28 March 2001 || Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland || {{fb|Luxembourg}} || style="text-align:center"|4–0 || style="text-align:center"|5–0 || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|21 || 8 September 2002 || [[St. Jakob Park|St. Jakob]], [[Basel]], Switzerland || {{fb|Georgia|1990}} || style="text-align:center"|4–1 || style="text-align:center"|4–1 || [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Borussia Dortmund'''
*[[Bundesliga]]: [[1994–95 Bundesliga|1994–95]], [[1995–96 Bundesliga|1995–96]]
*[[DFB-Supercup]]: [[1995 DFB-Supercup|1995]], [[1996 DFB-Supercup|1996]]
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[1996–97 UEFA Champions League|1996–97]]
*[[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[1997 Intercontinental Cup|1997]]

'''Grasshoppers'''
*[[Swiss Super League]]: [[2000–01 Nationalliga A|2000–01]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Ballon d'Or]]: [[1991 Ballon d'Or|1991]] (13th), [[1992 Ballon d'Or|1992]] (9th), [[1993 Ballon d'Or|1993]] (9th)
*''[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]]'' Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1991–92
*Swiss Super League top scorer: 2000–01, 2003–04
*[[UEFA Jubilee Awards]] – Greatest Swiss Footballer of the last 50 Years: 2003

==See also==
* [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Fussballdaten|chapuisatstephane}}
*{{NFT|6418}}
*{{FIFA player|157814}}
*{{EU-Football.info|3436}}

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