Martin Rechsteiner (born 15 February 1989) is a former footballer who played as a right back. Born in Switzerland, he represented the Liechtenstein national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Altstätten, Switzerland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | FC Schaan | 15 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | FC Balzers | 23 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | USV Eschen/Mauren | 13 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | FC Vaduz | 58 | (0) |
| 2012–2019 | FC Balzers | 109 | (2) |
| Total | 218 | (4) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2019 | Liechtenstein | 47 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 February 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 February 2020 | |||
Career
editBorn in Altstätten, Switzerland, Rechsteiner played club football for FC Schaan, USV Eschen/Mauren and FC Vaduz.[1][2]
He made his senior international debut for Liechtenstein in 2008,[1] and appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[3]
After a three-and-a-half-year retirement from international football, Rechsteiner was called in for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Montenegro on 5 September 2015.[4]
Rechsteiner announced his retirement from football at the end of 2019. He is currently a co-trainer of the Liechtenstein U-17s.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Martin Rechsteiner". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ Martin Rechsteiner at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ Martin Rechsteiner – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Liechtenstein squad for Switzerland friendly and Moldova qualifier" (PDF).
- ^ "Rechsteiner wird Co-Trainer der U17".
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