Pierre-Albert Chapuisat

Gabet Chapuisat

Personal information
Full name	Pierre-Albert Chapuisat
Date of birth	(1948-04-05) 5 April 1948
Place of birth	Lausanne, Switzerland
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1972	Lausanne-Sport
1972–1973	Paris FC	34	(4)
1973–1976	Lausanne-Sport
1976–1980	FC Zürich
1980–1984	Lausanne-Sport	97	(3)
1984–1986	Vevey Sports	34	(1)
1986–1987	Renens
International career
1969–1979	Switzerland	34	(0)
Managerial career
1987–1988	Lausanne-Sport (youth)
1988–1990	FC Bulle
1990–1992	Montreux Sports
1992–1993	Renens
1993–1994	Locarno
1994–1995	Winterthur
1995–1997	Renens
1998–2000	Étoile Carouge
2000	Epalinges
2001–2003	Yverdon-Sport
2003–2004	Chênois
2005–2006	Lausanne-Sport (assistant)
2006	Malley
2006–2007	Sion
2007–2009	Malley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pierre-Albert 'Gabet' Chapuisat (born 5 April 1948) is a Swiss retired football defender and manager.

Playing career

During his extensive professional career, Lausanne-born Chapuisat played mainly for hometown's FC Lausanne-Sport, having three different spells with the club. In the 1972–73 season he had his first and single abroad experience, representing Paris FC of France, then of Ligue 1.

Chapuisat finished his Lausanne career at 36, then moved to lowly Vevey Sports (helping the side retain its Super League status during his two-year spell), and retired after one season with FC Renens. He was capped 34 times by the Swiss national team, the first game being on 14 May 1969 in a 0–1 home loss against Romania for the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, in Lausanne.

Coaching career

A manager immediately after his 1987 retirement (starting with his main club's youth teams), Chapuisat coached mainly in the lower leagues of his country. In the 2006–07 campaign, however, he helped FC Sion to the third place in the top division.

Personal life

Chapuisat's son, Stéphane, was also a professional footballer. A forward, he also represented Lausanne, but played mainly in Germany for Borussia Dortmund, appearing 103 times for Switzerland.

External links

• Pierre-Albert Chapuisat at National-Football-Teams.com
• Pierre-Albert Chapuisat – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Pierre-Albert Chapuisat at EU-Football.info