Martin Stocklasa

Martin Stocklasa
Stocklasa with SV Ried in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-05-29) 29 May 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Grabs, Switzerland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, right-back
Youth career
1989–1997 USV Eschen/Mauren
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 FC Vaduz 0 (0)
1999–2002 FC Zürich 42 (0)
2000–2001 → SC Kriens (loan) 28 (1)
2002–2006 FC Vaduz 123 (10)
2006–2008 Dynamo Dresden 60 (2)
2008–2011 SV Ried 92 (6)
2011–2014 St. Gallen 61 (1)
Total 406 (20)
International career
1996–2014 Liechtenstein 113 (5[1])
Managerial career
2019–2020 Liechtenstein U-21
2020–2023 Liechtenstein
2023–2024 FC Vaduz
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martin Stocklasa (born 29 May 1979) is a Liechtenstein football manager and former player who played as a defender. He was most recently the manager of Liechtenstein club FC Vaduz, who play in the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football.

He played for FC Zürich, FC Vaduz, Dynamo Dresden and SV Ried. Stocklasa, and his brother, Michael (now retired),[2] both represented Liechtenstein at the international level[3] and at the time of his retirement, Martin had 113 caps, which tied him with Mario Frick atop his country's appearances list.

Club career

Born in Grabs, Switzerland, Stocklasa started his senior career at FC Vaduz in 1997 and moved to Swiss side FC Zürich in the summer of 1999. He went on to spend the entire 2000–01 season on loan to SC Kriens, another Swiss club, and returned to FC Zürich for one season before eventually returning to his first club, FC Vaduz, in the summer of 2002 and spending four seasons there before moving to Dynamo Dresden. Stocklasa had been linked with a move to English club Leeds United, prior to his joining SV Ried.[4] He joined FC St. Gallen, of the Swiss Challenge League, after leaving SV Ried in 2011.

In June 2014, Stocklasa announced his retirement from the game.[5]

International career

Stocklasa was capped 113[1] times by his country, scoring five goals, and was the team captain.[2][4] He made his international debut for Liechtenstein in their 5–0 defeat to the Republic of Ireland in a 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 31 August 1996.[1] Stocklasa was the first and currently the only Liechtenstein player to have scored a hat trick in an international game.[2] The achievement came on 17 April 2002, against Luxembourg, in an international friendly.

Managerial career

Stocklasa was the manager of the Liechtenstein U-21 team from 6 February 2019 until December 2020. He was the manager for the U-21's first ever win, a 1–0 victory over Azerbaijan on 6 June 2019.

He was then appointed Liechtenstein's senior team manager, following the departure of Helgi Kolviðsson.[6]

On 1 March 2023, it was announced that he cancelled his contract with the Liechtenstein Football Association to join FC Vaduz.[7] At the time of his appointment, Vaduz were in ninth place (out of ten) in the Swiss Challenge League. Under Stocklasa, Vaduz were able to stabilise, losing only three of the remaining 15 games of the season, finishing in eight place with a 13 point buffer on the relegation play-off spot.

Nearly a year after his appointment, he was dismissed by Vaduz on 12 February 2024.[8] Despite a good start to the season, a poor run of form starting at the end of September 2023, with Vaduz managing just one win in 14 games, including a twelve game winless streak. He also oversaw Vaduz's elimination in the first round of UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying, losing 3–2 on aggregate to Belarusian side FC Neman Grodno.

Career statistics

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 June 2000 Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany  Germany 1–1 2–8 Friendly match
2. 17 April 2002 Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 1–0 3–3 Friendly match
3. 17 April 2002 Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 2–0 3–3 Friendly match
4. 17 April 2002 Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 3–0 3–3 Friendly match
5. 13 October 2004 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 1–0 4–0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying

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Managerial statistics

As of 12 February 2024
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Liechtenstein 2020 2023 22 0 1 21 000.00
FC Vaduz 2023 2024 40 13 13 14 032.50

Honours

As player

FC Vaduz

FC Zürich

SV Ried

Individual

As manager

FC Vaduz

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Liechtenstein FA Profile" (in German). Archived from the original on 25 May 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Bend it like Stocklasa". BBC. 27 March 2003. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  3. ^ Martin Stocklasa at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ a b Castles, Duncan (11 May 2008). "Chelsea beat United in race to sign Bosingwa". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  5. ^ Liechtenstein stalwart Stocklasa bows out - UEFA
  6. ^ "Martin Stocklasa neuer Nationaltrainer". Liechtensteiner Fussballverband (LFV) (in German). Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  7. ^ "FC Vaduz klärt die Zukunft: Martin Stocklasa übernimmt als Cheftrainer". fcvaduz.li (in Swiss High German). FC Vaduz. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Vaduz trennt sich von Stocklasa". fcvaduz.li (in Swiss High German). FC Vaduz. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Statistik:Liechtensteiner Fussballverband" (in German). Liechtensteiner Fussballverband. Archived from the original on 1 August 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  10. ^ "Die Bisherigen Fussballer des Jahres" (in German). Fussballer des Jahres. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2008.