Adrian Knup (born 2 July 1968) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a striker in the 1980s and 1990s.
[2] He was capped 49 times and scored 26 goals for the Switzerland national team between 1989 and 1996, including three games at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
He advanced to their first team for their 1985–86 season and signed his first professional contract under manager Helmut Benthaus.
[6] In the following match one week later Knup played three seasons with the club and received a call up to the Switzerland national team.
In their 1987–88 season his teammates included goalie Urs Suter, the defenders Peter Bernauer and Massimo Ceccaroni, the Scott Gordon Duffield Smith and two other Switzerland national team players Peter Nadig and Dominique Herr.
[7] One match in this season receives a particular mention, the away game on 29 November 1987 and Knup netted a hat-trick between the 37th and 71st minute as Basel won 4–0 against Zürich.
During the winter break of their 1996–97 season knup returned to his club of origin under manager Karl Engel.
[11] Knup stayed with the club for another season before he retired from his active football career.