Stéphane Chapuisat

About Stéphane Chapuisat

In 1986, a young Swiss striker pulled on the Lausanne-Sport shirt for the first time. Stéphane Chapuisat, born in 1969, would go on to play for 5 clubs over the following 20 years. That journey has since ended — Lausanne-Sport hosted the farewell in 2006.

Reading the grid stop by stop, the route runs: Lausanne-Sport (1986–1990), then Bayer Uerdingen (1990–1991), then Borussia Dortmund (1991–1999), then Grasshopper Club Zürich (1999–2002), then BSC Young Boys (2002–2005), then Lausanne-Sport (2005–2006). Each of those moves is a clue in the riddle — and a chapter in the story.

No club shaped this career more than Borussia Dortmund, where Stéphane spent about 8 years — the longest single stop on the timeline. 1990 marked the leap overseas — a transfer to Bayer Uerdingen of Germany. From start to finish the map lights up across Switzerland, Germany.

The numbers tell their own story: 547 recorded appearances, 262 goals.

Beyond the numbers, there is color to this story. His father, Pierre-Albert Chapuisat, was also a professional footballer who later became a manager. He scored 106 Bundesliga goals in 228 matches for Borussia Dortmund, regarded as one of the club's greatest strikers. After retiring he stayed in football administration, later becoming sporting director of BSC Young Boys.

Could you have named Stéphane Chapuisat from the badges alone — Lausanne-Sport at the start, Lausanne-Sport at the end? Read the timeline below and ask yourself which stop would have given the answer away first.