Oliver Rolf Kahn is a German football executive and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. He started his career in the Karlsruher SC Junior team in 1975. Twelve years later, Kahn made his debut match in the professional squad. In 1994, he was transferred to Bayern Munich for the fee of DM 4.6 million, where he played until the end of his career in 2008. His commanding presence in goal and aggressive style earned him nicknames such as Der Titan from the press and Vol-kahn-o ("volcano") from fans.
Jens Gerhard Lehmann is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was a member of Arsenal's "Invincibles", playing every match of their unbeaten title-winning season. He holds the UEFA Champions League record for the most consecutive clean sheets, not conceding a single goal in eight consecutive full matches while he played for Arsenal. He also has the highest number of continuous minutes without conceding goals. In total, this lasted 853 minutes. He is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation.
Football Club Sion, commonly known as simply FC or Sion, is a Swiss football team from the city of Sion. The club was founded in 1909 and play their home matches at the Stade Tourbillon. They have won the Swiss Super League and the Swiss Cup in 13 of their 14 appearances in the final, the most recent being in 2015. The first team of the club was also known as their incorporated name Olympique des Alpes SA. The club currently play in the Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football.
Patrick Sylvestre is a retired Swiss football midfielder.
Marco Pascolo is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent his best playing days at Servette FC and FC Zürich in the 1990s and early 2000s (decade). Between 1992 and 2001, he made 55 appearances for the Switzerland national team. He is currently goalkeeping coach for FC Sion.
Yvan Quentin is a retired Swiss football defender.
Adrian Knup is a Swiss former professional football striker who played in the 1980s and 1990s.
Johann Lonfat is a Swiss former professional footballer. A midfielder, he played in the centre or on the right.
Sébastien Fournier is a Swiss football manager, most recently for FC Sion, and former football player.
Davide Callà is a Swiss professional football coach and a former player of Italian descent who played as midfielder. He is an assistant manager with FC Basel.
Marco Grassi is a Swiss former professional footballer, who played as a centre forward. He was part of the Switzerland national team squads at the 1994 World Cup and at the UEFA Euro 1996.
Christophe Bonvin is a former Swiss footballer who played as a midfielder.
Andris Vaņins is a Latvian former professional footballer who works as a goalkeeping coach for Latvia national under-19 football team. A goalkeeper, he most notably played for Sion, making over 200 league appearances. At international level, he earned 100 caps for the Latvia national team.
Germano Vailati is a Swiss former professional football goalkeeper.
Alexandre Rey is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a striker during the 1990s and 2000s. He is best known for his spells at Servette FC and Neuchâtel Xamax.
Raphaël Wicky is a Swiss football coach and a former player. He was most recently the manager of Swiss Super League club BSC Young Boys, whom he led to a domestic double. He was a defensive midfielder who could also play in defence and was known for his combative style.
Ahmed Ouattara is an Ivorian former footballer who played as a striker. He competed professionally, other than in his country, in Switzerland, Portugal, Spain and the United Arab Emirates.
The 2014–15 Swiss Cup was the 90th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. The competition started on 23 August 2014 with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 7 June 2015 with the Final, won by Sion. As winners of the competition, they qualified for the Group Stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. The reigning title holders were Zürich.
The 1996–97 Fussball Club Basel 1893 season was their 104th season since the club's foundation. Peter Epting retired from the chairmanship and René C. Jäggi became the club's new chairman following the AGM which was held in November. FC Basel played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Following their promotion in the 1993–94 season this was their third consecutive season in the highest tier of Swiss football.
Milton Luiz de Souza Filho, shortened to Milton, is a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He spent the majority of his club career, eight years, in Switzerland playing for four different clubs.
