Alain Geiger - Century of International Appearances


The outstanding Swiss player, who obtained 112 international caps with his National Team, has entered the symbolic but exclusive circle of players with a Century of Caps. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.

  
Caps   Date     Venue           Opponent       Score    Competition
  1  19/11/80   London          England         1-2     World Cup Qualifier
  2  16/12/80   Córdoba         Argentina       0-5
  3  18/12/80   Montevideo      Uruguay         0-4
  4  27/10/82   Roma            Italy           1-0
  5  17/11/82   Bern            Scotland        2-0     European Champ. Qual.
  6   1/12/82   Athinai         Greece          3-1
  7   7/ 3/83   Varna           Bulgaria        1-1
  8  30/ 3/83   Glasgow         Scotland        2-2     European Champ. Qual.
  9  13/ 4/83   Lausanne        Soviet Union    0-1
 10  17/ 6/83   Basel           Brazil          1-2
 11   7/ 9/83   Neuchâtel       Czechoslovakia  0-0
 12  12/10/83   Ost-Berlin      East Germany    0-3     European Champ. Qual.
 13  26/10/83   Basel           Yugoslavia      2-0
 14   9/11/83   Bern            Belgium         3-1     European Champ. Qual.
 15  27/ 3/84   Zürich          Poland          1-1
 16   2/ 5/84   Bern            Sweden          0-0
 17  26/ 5/84   Genève          Spain           0-4
 18  22/ 8/84   Budapest        Hungary         0-3
 19   1/ 9/84   Bern            Argentina       0-2
 20  12/ 9/84   Oslo            Norway          1-0     World Cup Qualifier
 21  17/10/84   Bern            Denmark         1-0     World Cup Qualifier
 22   3/11/84   Lausanne        Italy           1-1
 23   1/ 2/85   Bogotá          Colombia        2-2
 24   5/ 2/85   Querétaro       Bulgaria        0-1
 25   6/ 2/85   Querétaro       Mexico          2-1
 26   8/ 2/85   Tampa           United States   1-1
 27  27/ 3/85   Sion            Czechoslovakia  2-0
 28  17/ 4/85   Bern            Soviet Union    2-2     World Cup Qualifier
 29   2/ 5/85   Moskva          Soviet Union    0-4     World Cup Qualifier
 30   2/ 6/85   Dublin          Ireland         0-3     World Cup Qualifier
 31  28/ 8/85   St. Gallen      Turkey          0-0
 32  11/ 9/85   Bern            Ireland         0-0     World Cup Qualifier
 33   9/10/85   København       Denmark         0-0     World Cup Qualifier
 34  13/11/85   Luzern          Norway          1-1     World Cup Qualifier
 35  12/ 3/86   Adana           Turkey          0-1
 36  24/ 9/86   Stockholm       Sweden          0-2     European Champ. Qual.
 37  29/10/86   Bern            Portugal        1-1     European Champ. Qual.
 38  15/11/86   Milano          Italy           2-3     European Champ. Qual.
 39  25/ 3/87   Bellinzona      Czechoslovakia  1-2
 40  15/ 4/87   Neuchâtel       Malta           4-1     European Champ. Qual.
 41  19/ 5/87   Aarau           Israel          1-0
 42  17/ 6/87   Lausanne        Sweden          1-1     European Champ. Qual.
 43  18/ 8/87   St. Gallen      Austria         2-2
 44  17/10/87   Bern            Italy           0-0     European Champ. Qual.
 45  11/11/87   Porto           Portugal        0-0     European Champ. Qual.
 46  15/11/87   La Valletta     Malta           1-1     European Champ. Qual.
 47  16/12/87   Tel Aviv        Israel          2-0
 48   2/ 2/88   Toulouse        France          1-2     Four Nations Tournament
 49   5/ 2/88   Monaco          Austria         2-1     Four Nations Tournament
 50  28/ 5/88   Lausanne        England         0-1
 51   5/ 6/88   Genève          Spain           1-1
 52  24/ 8/88   Luzern          Yugoslavia      0-2
 53  21/ 9/88   Luxembourg      Luxembourg      4-1     World Cup Qualifier
 54  19/10/88   Brussel         Belgium         0-1     World Cup Qualifier
 55   7/ 6/89   Bern            Czechoslovakia  0-1     World Cup Qualifier
 56  21/ 6/89   Basel           Brazil          1-0
 57  20/ 9/89   Neuchâtel       Portugal        1-2     World Cup Qualifier
 58  11/10/89   Basel           Belgium         2-2     World Cup Qualifier
 59  25/10/89   Praha           Czechoslovakia  0-3     World Cup Qualifier
 60  15/11/89   St. Gallen      Luxembourg      2-1     World Cup Qualifier
 61   8/ 5/90   Bern            Argentina       1-1
 62   2/ 6/90   St. Gallen      United States   2-1
 63  21/ 8/90   Wien            Austria         3-1
 64  12/ 9/90   Genève          Bulgaria        2-0     European Champ. Qual.
 65  14/11/90   San Marino      San Marino      4-0     European Champ. Qual.
 66  19/12/90   Stuttgart       Germany         0-4
 67   1/ 2/91   Miami           United States   1-0     Miami Cup
 68   3/ 2/91   Miami           Colombia        3-2     Miami Cup
 69  12/ 3/91   Balzers         Liechtenstein   6-0
 70   3/ 4/91   Neuchâtel       Romania         0-0     European Champ. Qual.
 71  29/ 1/92   Dubai           UA Emirates     2-0
 72  25/ 3/92   Dublin          Ireland         1-2
 73  28/ 4/92   Bern            Bulgaria        0-2
 74  27/ 5/92   Lausanne        France          2-1
 75  16/ 8/92   Tallinn         Estonia         6-0     World Cup Qualifier
 76   9/ 9/92   Bern            Scotland        3-1     World Cup Qualifier
 77  14/10/92   Cagliari        Italy           2-2     World Cup Qualifier
 78  18/11/92   Bern            Malta           3-0     World Cup Qualifier
 79  23/ 1/93   Hong Kong       Japan           1-1 (1) Carlsberg Cup
 80  17/ 3/93   Tunis           Tunisia         1-0
 81  31/ 3/93   Bern            Portugal        1-1     World Cup Qualifier
 82  17/ 4/93   Ta'Qali         Malta           2-0     World Cup Qualifier
 83   1/ 5/93   Bern            Italy           1-0     World Cup Qualifier
 84  11/ 8/93   Borås           Sweden          2-1
 85   8/ 9/93   Aberdeen        Scotland        1-1     World Cup Qualifier
 86  13/10/93   Porto           Portugal        0-1     World Cup Qualifier
 87  17/11/93   Zürich          Estonia         4-0     World Cup Qualifier
 88  22/ 1/94   Fullerton       United States   1-1
 89  26/ 1/94   Oakland         Mexico          5-1
 90   9/ 3/94   Budapest        Hungary         2-1
 91  20/ 4/94   Zürich          Czech Republic  3-0
 92  27/ 5/94   Basel           Liechtenstein   2-0
 93   3/ 6/94   Roma            Italy           0-1
 94  11/ 6/94   Montréal        Bolivia         0-0
 95  18/ 6/94   Detroit         United States   1-1     World Cup
 96  22/ 6/94   Detroit         Romania         4-1     World Cup
 97  26/ 6/94   San Francisco   Colombia        0-2     World Cup
 98   2/ 7/94   Washington      Spain           0-3     World Cup
 99   6/ 9/94   Sion            UA Emirates     1-0
100  12/10/94   Bern            Sweden          4-2     European Champ. Qual.
101  16/11/94   Lausanne        Iceland         1-0     European Champ. Qual.
102  14/12/94   Istanbul        Turkey          2-1     European Champ. Qual.
103   8/ 3/95   Athinai         Greece          1-1
104  29/ 3/95   Budapest        Hungary         2-2     European Champ. Qual.
105  26/ 4/95   Bern            Turkey          1-2     European Champ. Qual.
106  19/06/95   Lausanne        Italy           0-1     Centenary Tournament
107  16/ 8/95   Reykjavik       Iceland         2-0     European Champ. Qual.
108   6/ 9/95   Göteborg        Sweden          0-0     European Champ. Qual.
109  11/10/95   Zürich          Hungary         3-0     European Champ. Qual.
110  15/11/95   London          England         1-3
111   1/ 6/96   Basel           Czech Republic  1-2
112   8/ 6/96   London          England         1-1     European Championship

(1) Switzerland won 4-3 on penalty kicks.

Total Record  

Matches  Won Draw Lost  For Against  Points  Percentage
   112    44   34   34  151- 128     122      54.46

Types of Matches
Friendlies             52      
World Cup               4
World Cup Qualifiers   26      
European Championship   1
European Champ. Qual.  23
Other Tournaments       6

Total                 112    

Goals:

Cap  14     1 goal
Cap  25     1 goal

Total:      2 goals



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