SOCCER PLAYER
Adrian Knup
1968 - Today

Adrian Knup
Adrian Knup (born 2 July 1968) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a striker in the 1980s and 1990s. He 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. From 2009 to 2017 he worked as the head coach of the youth sector at FC Basel. He was also the vice president of the club between 2012 and 2017. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 21 in 2024). Adrian Knup is the 6,193rd most popular soccer player (down from 5,598th in 2024), the 694th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 668th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular Swiss Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Adrian Knup ranks 6,193 out of 21,273. Before him are Horacio López Salgado, Takahiro Kimura, Francesco Antonioli, Dimitris Papadopoulos, Manuel Sarabia, and Pascal Groß. After him are Francisco Trincão, Javier González, Tetsuya Abe, Billy Liddell, Miyuki Izumi, and Imre Garaba.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHoracio López Salgado
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 6,193
Takahiro Kimura
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 6,194
Francesco Antonioli
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 6,195
Dimitris Papadopoulos
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 6,196
Manuel Sarabia
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 6,197
Pascal Groß
1991 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 6,198
Adrian Knup
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 6,199
Francisco Trincão
1999 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 6,200
Javier González
1939 - 2018
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 6,201
Tetsuya Abe
1983 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 6,202
Billy Liddell
1922 - 2001
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 6,203
Miyuki Izumi
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 6,204
Imre Garaba
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 6,205
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Adrian Knup ranks 440. Before him are Sarah McLachlan, Heather Mills, Ján Svorada, Jürgen Vogel, Lior Ashkenazi, and Alan Kelly Jr.. After him are Amy Carlson, Catherine Tate, John Singleton, John DiMaggio, Ioan Lupescu, and Wendi Deng Murdoch.
Others Born in 1968
Go to all RankingsSarah McLachlan
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 434
Heather Mills
BUSINESSPERSON
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 435
Ján Svorada
CYCLIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 436
Jürgen Vogel
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 437
Lior Ashkenazi
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 438
Alan Kelly Jr.
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 439
Adrian Knup
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 440
Amy Carlson
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 441
Catherine Tate
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 442
John Singleton
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - 2019
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 443
John DiMaggio
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 444
Ioan Lupescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 445
Wendi Deng Murdoch
BUSINESSPERSON
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 446
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Adrian Knup ranks 694 out of 1,015. Before him are Lise-Marie Morerod (1956), Gregor Foitek (1965), Dario Cologna (1986), Patrick Müller (1976), Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein (1972), and Alain Sutter (1968). After him are Jakob Fuglsang (1985), Denis Zakaria (1996), Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein (1969), Oscar Camenzind (1971), Walter Dietrich (1902), and Siem de Jong (1989).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsLise-Marie Morerod
SKIER
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 688
Gregor Foitek
RACING DRIVER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 689
Dario Cologna
SKIER
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 690
Patrick Müller
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 691
Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein
NOBLEMAN
1972 - 2023
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 692
Alain Sutter
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 693
Adrian Knup
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 694
Jakob Fuglsang
CYCLIST
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 695
Denis Zakaria
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 696
Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein
NOBLEMAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 697
Oscar Camenzind
CYCLIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 698
Walter Dietrich
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1979
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 699
Siem de Jong
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 700
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Switzerland
Among soccer players born in Switzerland, Adrian Knup ranks 73. Before him are Marco Pascolo (1966), Ludovic Magnin (1979), Walter Schneiter (1918), Gregor Kobel (1997), Patrick Müller (1976), and Alain Sutter (1968). After him are Denis Zakaria (1996), Walter Dietrich (1902), Siem de Jong (1989), Reto Ziegler (1986), André Egli (1958), and Marco Streller (1981).
Marco Pascolo
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 67
Ludovic Magnin
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 68
Walter Schneiter
1918 - 1975
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 69
Gregor Kobel
1997 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 70
Patrick Müller
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 71
Alain Sutter
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 72
Adrian Knup
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 73
Denis Zakaria
1996 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 74
Walter Dietrich
1902 - 1979
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 75
Siem de Jong
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 76
Reto Ziegler
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 77
André Egli
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 78
Marco Streller
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 79











































