Martin Rechsteiner

Martin Rechsteiner
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-02-15) 15 February 1989 (age 35)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 February 2020

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.

Career

Born 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

  1. ^ a b c d "Martin Rechsteiner". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  2. ^ Martin Rechsteiner at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  3. ^ Martin Rechsteiner – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ "Liechtenstein squad for Switzerland friendly and Moldova qualifier" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Rechsteiner wird Co-Trainer der U17".[permanent dead link‍]


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