Jörg Stiel (born 3 March 1968) is a Swiss former professional

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who played as a

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. Since June 2021, he has been working as goalkeeper coach of Grasshopper Club Zürich. He appeared in 409 Swiss Super League games during 14 seasons, representing in the competition

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and

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. Over an 18-year professional career, he also played in Germany with Borussia Mönchengladbach. Stiel was also part of the Swiss squad at

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Club career

Born in

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, Stiel started his career with

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, later playing for

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and

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in his native country. He also spent a season with Mexican club

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, before returning to St. Gallen in 1996. For 2001–02, Stiel was signed by Borussia Mönchengladbach in the

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. He was the undisputed starter throughout his three-season stint in Germany, featuring in 96 matches all competitions comprised and relegating legendary

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to the substitutes bench. In November 2006, Stiel joined Austrian side

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as goalkeeping coach. On 19 July 2009, he returned to Borussia in the same capacity. Stiel returned to his country in the summer of 2014, going on to work with

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's youths as a goalkeeper coach.

International career

Stiel won 21

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for Switzerland during three-and-a-half years, and was the country's first-choice at

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, appearing in all three group games in Portugal. In the 0–3 loss against

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, one of the goals came after deflecting from the post onto the back of his head, although it was officially credited to

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. After the tournament, where he was also named ''

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'' in the 0–0 draw with

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, Stiel retired from playing altogether.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stiel, Jorg Living people 1968 births Swiss-German people People from Baden, Switzerland Men's association football goalkeepers Swiss men's footballers Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players FC Wettingen players FC St. Gallen players FC Zürich players Liga MX players Toros Neza footballers Bundesliga players Borussia Mönchengladbach players Switzerland men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2004 players Swiss expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany Footballers from Aargau