Martin Stocklasa (born 29 May 1979) is a Liechtenstein

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manager and former player who played as a defender. He was most recently the manager of Liechtenstein club

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, who play in the

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, the second tier of Swiss football. He played for

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and

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. Stocklasa, and his brother,

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(now retired), both represented

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at the international level and at the time of his retirement, Martin had 113

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, which tied him with Mario Frick atop his country's appearances list.

Club career

Born in Grabs, Switzerland, Stocklasa started his senior career at

in 1997 and moved to Swiss side

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

. Stocklasa had been linked with a move to English club

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, prior to his joining SV Ried. He joined FC St. Gallen, of the

, after leaving

in 2011. In June 2014, Stocklasa announced his retirement from the game.

International career

Stocklasa was capped 113 times by his country, scoring five goals, and was the team captain. He made his international debut for Liechtenstein in their 5–0 defeat to the

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in a

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qualifier on 31 August 1996. Stocklasa was the first and currently the only Liechtenstein player to have scored a

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in an international game. The achievement came on 17 April 2002, against

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, 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

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on 6 June 2019. He was then appointed Liechtenstein's senior team manager, following the departure of Helgi Kolviðsson. On 1 March 2023, it was announced that he cancelled his contract with the

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to join

. At the time of his appointment, Vaduz were in ninth place (out of ten) in the

. 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. 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

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Career statistics

Managerial statistics

Honours

As player

FC Vaduz * Liechtenstein Cup: 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06 FC Zürich *

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* 1999–2000 SV Ried *

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Individual * Liechtensteiner Footballer of the Year: 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2009, 2010, 2011

As manager

FC Vaduz * Liechtenstein Cup: 2022–23

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