Martin Rechsteiner

Martin Rechsteiner (born 15 February 1989) is a Liechtensteiner former international footballer who played as a right back. He last played club football for FC Balzers.

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

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. "Martin Rechsteiner". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  2. Martin Rechsteiner at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  3. Martin RechsteinerFIFA competition record (archived)
  4. "Liechtenstein squad for Switzerland friendly and Moldova qualifier" (PDF).
  5. "Rechsteiner wird Co-Trainer der U17".
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