Martin Rechsteiner (born 15 February 1989) is a former

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who played as a

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. Born in Switzerland, he represented the Liechtenstein national team.

Career

Born in

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, Switzerland, Rechsteiner played club football for

FC Schaan FC Schaan is a Liechtensteiner professional football team that plays in Schaan. The reserve team is called FC Azzurri Schaan. It is one of the seven official teams in the nation and it plays in the Swiss Football League in 4. Liga, which is the e ...

USV Eschen/Mauren USV Eschen/Mauren is a Liechtensteiner football club from Eschen and Mauren. They play at the Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, which used to be the national football stadium, until the Rheinpark Stadion in Vaduz was built. USV Eschen/Mauren, like al ...

and

FC Vaduz Fussball Club Vaduz (En: ''Football Club Vaduz'') is a professional association football, football club from Vaduz, Liechtenstein that plays in the Challenge League (Switzerland), Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football. The club pla ...

. He made his senior international debut for

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in 2008, and appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. After a three-and-a-half-year retirement from international football, Rechsteiner was called in for the

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match against

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on 5 September 2015. Rechsteiner announced his retirement from football at the end of 2019. He is a co-trainer of the Liechtenstein U-17s.

References

1989 births Living people Liechtenstein men's footballers 21st-century Liechtenstein sportsmen Liechtenstein men's international footballers Swiss men's footballers Swiss people of Liechtenstein descent Naturalised citizens of Liechtenstein FC Balzers players USV Eschen/Mauren players FC Vaduz players Men's association football fullbacks Sportspeople from Altstätten Footballers from the canton of St. Gallen 21st-century Swiss sportsmen {{Liechtenstein-footy-bio-stub