Grasshopper-Club Zürich
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| Full name | Grasshopper-Club Zürich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Hoppers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Hardturm, Zurich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 17,766 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Walter A. Brunner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager |  Krassimir Balakov |
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| League | Swiss Super League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | Swiss Super League, 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grasshopper-Club Zürich commonly referred to as simply GCZ, GC, or Grasshopper is an eclectic multisports club based in Zurich, Switzerland, best known for its football team.
The origins of Grasshopper's name is unknown, although the most common explanation is rooted in its early players' energetic post-goal celebrations.
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[edit] History
Grasshopper was founded on September 1, 1886 by Tom E. Griffith, an English student. With a 20 franc donation, the club was able to import an English football and blue and white uniforms. Its first match came in October that year against ETH and ended in a goalless draw. In 1893, Grasshopper became the first Swiss team to play in Germany, defeating RC Strasbourg 1-0.
1896 saw the formation of Fussballclub Zürich and the beginning of a storied rivalry. The following year, Grasshopper won the first Swiss Championship, beginning a collection of 27 league championships and 18 Swiss Cup wins. In 1909, Grasshopper withdrew from the football federation until the end of World War I in 1919.
In 1997, Grasshopper incorporated and as of May 2005, it is formally organized as Neue Grasshopper Fussball AG. In doing so, Grasshopper became the first Swiss sports club to go public.[1]
After a number of high profile friendly and competitive Europe Cup and UEFA Champions League matches, Grasshopper has become Switzerland's most recognizable football club. Today, in addition to its marquee football squad, Grasshopper-Club Zürich maintains competitive professional and youth teams for rowing, ice hockey, handball, lawn tennis, court tennis, field hockey, curling, squash, and unihockey.
[edit] Stadium and grounds
- Sihlhölzli
- Stadion im Quartier Seefeld
- Stadion Hardau
- Stadium Hardturm
Grasshopper plays its home matches at the Hardturm (Kreis 5 - Zürich). Training facilities are located in Niederhasli, where the club opened comprehensive facility including five practice pitches, apartments for youth players and offices in 2005.
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Players and managers
[edit] Famous players
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Roger Berbig |
Marcel Koller |
Claudio Sulser |
| Manager | Years | Record |
| Dori Kürschner | 1925–1934 | ?-?-? |
 Karl Rappan |
1935–1948 | ?-?-? |
| Hardy Walter | 1948–1950 | ?-?-? |
| Willi Treml | 1950–1955 | ?-?-? |
| Willi Hahnemann |
1955–1958 | ?-?-? |
Toni Pogacnik and  Alfred "Fredy" Bickel |
1958–1960 | ?-?-? |
| Branislav Vukosaljevic | 1960–1963 | ?-?-? |
| Alfred "Fredy" Bickel |
1963–1964 | ?-?-? |
 Albert Sing |
1964–1966 | ?-?-? |
| Walter Brunner and Werner Schley | 1966–1967 | ?-?-? |
| Henri Skiba | 1967–1969 | ?-?-? |
| Walter Brunner and Werner Schley | 1969–1970 | ?-?-? |
| René Hüssy |
1970–1973 | ?-?-? |
| Erich Vogel and Istvan Szabo |
1973–1976 | ?-?-? |
| Helmut Johannsen |
1976–1979 | ?-?-? |
| Jürgen Sundermann |
1979–1980 | ?-?-? |
| Timo Konietzka |
1980–1982 | ?-?-? |
| Hennes Weisweiler |
1982–1983 | ?-?-? |
 Miroslav Blazevic |
1983–1985 | ?-?-? |
| Timo Konietzka |
1985–1986 | ?-?-? |
| Kurt Jara |
1986–1988 | ?-?-? |
| Ottmar Hitzfeld |
1988–1991 | ?-?-? |
| Oldrich Svab | 1991–1992 | ?-?-? |
 Leo Beenhakker |
1992–1993 | ?-?-? |
| Christian Gross |
1993–1997 | ?-?-? |
| Hanspeter Latour | 1997 interim | ?-?-? |
| Rolf Fringer |
1998 | ?-?-? |
| Roger Hegi | 1999 | ?-?-? |
 Roy Hodgson |
1999–2000 | ?-?-? |
| Hanspeter Zaugg | 2000–2001 | ?-?-? |
| Piet Hamberg | 2000 interim | ?-?-? |
| Marcel Koller |
2002–2003 | ?-?-? |
| Carlos Bernegger | 2003 | ?-?-? |
| Carlos Bernegger | 2004 | ?-?-? |
| Alain Geiger |
2004–2005 | ?-?-? |
| Hanspeter Latour |
2005–2006 | ?-?-? |
| Krassimir Balakov |
2006— | ?-?-? |
[edit] Honours
- Swiss championship
- Swiss Super Cup
- Winners (1): 1989
- UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Winners (1): 2006
[edit] Famous supporters
- Maximilian Schell, Oscar winning actor
- Friedrich Dürrenmatt, author of German literature
- Michelle Hunziker, model and entertainer on Italian and German television
[edit] External links
[edit] Official
[edit] Unofficial
- GCZForum - Bulletin Board (Forum) for Fans of GCZ (German)
- GCZone - Fansite of GCZ (German)
- Zone Romande - Fansite of GCZ (French)
- Grassmokers - Oldest unofficial fanclub of GCZ (German)
- Blue-Side - Unofficial fanclub of GCZ (German)
- Grasshoppers Online - Fansite of GCZ (German)
- GC Fanclub Ostschweiz - Official Fanclub of GCZ (German)
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