Huber in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 14 June 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
FC Unterstrass | |||
Grasshoppers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1988 | Grasshoppers | 0 | (0) |
1988–1993 | Lausanne-Sport | 115 | (0) |
1993–1999 | FC Basel | 185 | (0) |
1999–2002 | Grasshoppers | 53 | (0) |
International career | |||
1991–1999 | Switzerland | 16 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2005–2007 | Grasshoppers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stefan Huber (born 14 June 1966) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s.
Huber played his youth football by local club FC Unterstrass. He then moved to Grasshoppers and began his professional career under with them in 1984 under head-coach Miroslav Blažević. Four years later he then moved to Lausanne-Sport under manager Radu Nunweiller. He played there for five years, to start with as first choice keeper, but then in the season 1992–93 Fabrice Borer transferred in and took over.
Therefore, Huber moved on and joined FC Basel's first team for their 1993–94 season under head-coach Claude Andrey. After playing in four test games Huber played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game in the St. Jakob Stadium on 28 July 1993 Basel as were defeated 2–1 by local rivals Old Boys. [1] During that season his teammates were the likes of the defenders Massimo Ceccaroni, Marco Walker and Samir Tabakovic, the midfielders Mario Cantaluppi, Martin Jeitziner, Admir Smajić and Ørjan Berg and the Swiss international strikers Dario Zuffi and Philippe Hertig. Together they won the promotion/relegation group and became Nationalliga B champions and thus won promotion to the top flight of Swiss football. This after six seasons in the second tier. [2]
He stayed with the club for six years and during this time Huber played a total of 263 games for Basel. 185 of these games were in the Nationalliga and Nationalliga A, 16 in the Swiss Cup, seven in the UEFA Intertoto Cup and 55 were friendly games. [3]
Huber returned to Grasshoppers in 1999 as the two clubs made a goalkeeper swap with Pascal Zuberbühler. Huber retired from active football in 2002. After retiring from playing, he became Grasshopper's goalkeeping coach from 2005 until 2007.
Stefan Huber also played 16 times for the Switzerland national team between 1991 and 1999.
Pierre-André Schürmann is a Swiss football manager and former player. During his playing career, He played for FC Sion, FC Monthey, Chiasso, Vevey-Sports, Lausanne-Sport, FC Basel and FC Wil.
Dario Zuffi is a Swiss football coach and former international player. He is currently employed as assistant coach for FC Winterthur.
Massimo Ceccaroni is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. He played for FC Basel for very nearly his entire career. He was later trainer at amateur club BSC Old Boys and then trainer of the Basel U21 team. Between 2012 and 2020 he was technical manager of the youth department. Since 2017 he is on Board of Directors of the FCB Holding AG and since January 2020 general manager sports project India, Chennai City FC - FC Basel.
Philippe Hertig is a Swiss former footballer who played as a striker during the 1980s and 1990s. He is banker and is now assistant director of Mirabaud Group. In 2009 Hertig joined the Swiss Football Association as member of the central committee. Since March 2014 he is member of the Swiss sub-section of Special Olympics and since April 2015 he is committee member in the UEFA.
Andre Meier is a Swiss former footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1980s and 1990s.
Didier Gigon is a Swiss former footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s.
Sergei Petrovich Derkach is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.
Vincenzo Palumbo is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. Over the course of his career, he has played mostly in Italy but also spent time with clubs in Germany and Switzerland.
The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1993–94 season was their 101st season since the club's foundation. Peter Epting was the club's chairman for the second period. FC Basel played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Following their relegation in the 1987–88 season this was their sixth season in the second tier of Swiss football.
Martin Jeitziner is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the 1980s and 1990s.
Thomas Karrer is a retired Swiss football defender who played in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Samir Tabaković is a Bosnian football manager and former player.
Frank Wittmann is a German former professional footballer who played as midfielder or forward.
Mario Uccella is a retired Italian-Swiss footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s as a midfielder.
Olivier Bauer is a Swiss retired football defender who played in the early 1990s as defender.
Thomas Grüter is a retired Swiss football goalkeeper. He played in the second half of the 1980s and in the 1990s. He is now businessman and owns an advertising agency.
Ralph Steingruber is a retired Swiss footballer who played as defender or midfielder in the 1990s and 2000s.
Micha Rahmen, son to Bruno Rahmen, is a retired Swiss footballer, who played either as defender or midfielder.
Markus Lichtsteiner is a Swiss former footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s as defender.
Roger Schreiber is a Swiss former footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s as striker.