Alain Sutter 2307905 221168006 2008-06-23T09:48:02Z Thijs!bot 1392310 robot Adding: [[tr:Alain Sutter]] {{Football player infobox | image = | fullname = Alain Sutter | dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1968|1|22}} | cityofbirth = [[Bern]] | countryofbirth = [[Switzerland]] | height = | position = [[Midfielder (football)|Midfielder]] | currentclub = Retired | years = 1985&ndash;1993<br/>1987&ndash;1988<br/>1993&ndash;1994<br/>1994&ndash;1995<br/>1995&ndash;1997<br/>1997&ndash;1998 | clubs = [[Grasshoppers Zurich|Grasshoppers]]<br/>→ [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]] (loan)<br/>[[1. FC Nuremberg|Nuremberg]]<br/>[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern]]<br/>[[SC Freiburg|Freiburg]]<br/>[[Dallas Burn]]<br/>'''Total''' | caps(goals) = 202 (36)<br/>{{0}}28 {{0}}(5)<br/>{{0}}29 {{0}}(5)<br/>{{0}}22 {{0}}(1)<br/>{{0}}45 {{0}}(5)<br/>{{0}}25 {{0}}(2)<br/>'''351 (54)''' | nationalyears = 1986&ndash;1996 | nationalteam = [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] | nationalcaps(goals) = {{0}}68 {{0}}(5) }} '''Alain Sutter''' (born [[January 22]], [[1968]] in [[Bern]]) was one of the most successful [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[football (soccer)|football]] players during the 1990s. Sutter began his career in [[1985]] with [[Grasshoppers Zurich]], one of Switzerland's most storied clubs. After spending the 1987-1988 season on loan to [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys Bern]], he was ready to take his place in the Grasshoppers first team, where he remained until the 1993-1994 season, when he decided to move to [[Germany]] to play with [[1. FC Nuremberg|Nuremberg]]. After Sutter's impressive performances during the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]], Germany's most successful club, [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], quickly signed the midfielder where he played for one season, before moving again this time to [[SC Freiburg|Freiburg]]. Sutter finished his career in 1998 after spending two seasons with the Dallas Burn (now [[FC Dallas]]). He ended his career with 68 [[cap (football)|caps]] and five goals for the [[Switzerland national football team|Swiss national team]]. Currently he works as an expert commentary when Swiss TV shows important matches. ==Scandals== Alain Sutter was the main force behind a scandal in 1995. Before an important match for the Swiss team, he unfolded a banner to protest against France testing the atom bomb. {{Switzerland Squad 1994 World Cup}} {{Switzerland-footybio-stub}} {{BD|1968| |Sutter, Alain}} [[Category:Swiss footballers]] [[Category:Switzerland international footballers]] [[Category:Bayern Munich players]] [[Category:Dallas Burn players]] [[Category:1994 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Grasshopper-Club Zürich players]] [[Category:First Bundesliga footballers]] [[de:Alain Sutter]] [[es:Alain Sutter]] [[fr:Alain Sutter]] [[it:Alain Sutter]] [[pl:Alain Sutter]] [[fi:Alain Sutter]] [[tr:Alain Sutter]]