Iván Knez

Ivan Knez

Personal information
Full name	Iván Knez
Date of birth	21 July 1974
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre-Back
Youth career
	SC Emmen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1994-1999	FC Lucerne	66	(2)
1999-2002	FC Basel	51	(0)
2002-2003	SK Rapid Wien	50	(1)
2003-2005	BSC Young Boys	56	(2)
2005-2007	FC Augsburg	10	(0)
Total		233	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Iván Knez (born 21 July 1974 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-Swiss former footballer who played as a defender during the 1990s and 2000s.

Although he was born in Argentina, Knez was raised in Switzerland started playing football in the youth movement of the local club SC Emmen. He began his professional career with FC Lucerne in 1994.

After five years at the club, he moved to FC Basel in 1999. Knez played as Centre-Back together with Oliver Kreuzer. FC Basel reached the final of the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup, but they lost to Aston Villa. Knez helped the club win The Double during the 2001/02 season.^[1]

In August 2002, he signed for Austrian side SK Rapid Wien but returned to Switzerland a year later with BSC Young Boys. He then headed off to Germany's second division for FC Augsburg and he retired in the Summer of 2007.

Honours

Lucerne

• Swiss Cup Runner-Up: 1997

Basel

• Swiss League: 2002

• Swiss Cup: 2002

Augsburg

• Schwaben Cup: 2005

References

1. Müller, Lukas (2009). Rotblau: Ivan Knez, der solide Fels in der Brandung beim FCB. FC Basel Marketing AG. ISSN 1660-0878.

External links

• Profile at World Football