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 (age 34)
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. – FIFA competition record (archived)
4. "Liechtenstein squad for Switzerland friendly and Moldova qualifier" (PDF).
5. "Rechsteiner wird Co-Trainer der U17".